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BASE BALL 

. IN -.;■ 

CINCINNATI 


A HISTORY 
BY 

HARRY ELLARD 


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Cincinnati^ Ohio 
1907 
























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Cincinnati, Ohio. 



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From a recent photo. 

HON. AUGUST HERRMANN. 
President 

Cincinnati Baseball Club. 








TO 

HON. AUGUST HERRMANN 

THIS 

VOLUME IS RESPECTFULLY 
DEDICATED. 


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From a recent photo. 


COL. MAX C. FLEISCHMANN, 
Secretary-Treasurer 
Cincinnati Baseball Club. 










































PREFACE 


During the past few ye&rs the history of Cincinnati, with 
its many business interests and its active connection in all pro¬ 
gressive movements, has been faithfully written. 

The record of the early pioneers has been graphically 
described. Events, scenes and incidents have all received their 
full share of attention from the community, so that nothing 
pertaining to the honor and glory of Cincinnati, has been 
neglected. 

There is, however, one feature in connection with our local 
history which has been wholly overlooked, a feature which has 
carried the name and fame of Cincinnati over the whole country. 
For it can truly be said that no correct and detailed history of 
our national game of baseball, which has attracted the attention 
of thousands of our citizens, has ever been written. 

From time to time fragmentary accounts of the origin and 
progress of baseball, as it existed in our community, have 
appeared in the papers and magazines, but it has remained to 
the writer to present for the first time a full and complete 
history of the game of baseball from its first organization in 
our midst until the present day. 

The author is in possession of many of the books, scores, 
photographs and documents pertaining to the Cincinnati Base¬ 
ball Club, especially during the years from 1866 to 1871, to 
which no one has ever had access, thus enabling him, by the publi¬ 
cation of this work, to give to the public the most authentic and 
complete history ever written concerning the game as played 
within our city. 

For the first* time the connected story has been told of all 
the clubs and games, associating, as it will be seen, the names 
of many of the prominent men of Cincinnati, both in professional 
and business life, with the early history of baseball. 


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PREFACE. 


The career of the victorious Red Stockings has become a 
traditional heritage to all lovers of the game. There is scarcely 
an enthusiast, young or old, who does not dwell with pride upon 
this record of unparalleled success, which has never been equaled, 
and the achievements of the old Red Stockings of 1869 will 
always act as a stimulus to the present players to approach the 
high standard once established for the game. 

The author desires to thank many of the old members of 
the Cincinnati Baseball Club, during the years previous to 1871, 
for much valuable information they have given him, and for 
the great interest they have manifested in the writing of this 
book. 


CONTENTS 


CHAPTER I. 

History of Our National Game of Baseball. 

Cincinnati Was Always a Stronghold for Fans. 
Prominent Men Started It. 

Rounders and Townball Preceded Baseball on Local Lots. 
First Rules of Baseball. 


CHAPTER II. 

How the First Cincinnati Baseball Club Was Organized. 
Prominent Men Took an Active Part in the Game. 

History of Early Days. 

Rivalry and Enthusiasm Were Unbounded When Teams 
Played. 

The Great Baseball Tournament of 1867. 

Formation of the Ohio Association. 

Scores Made by the Cincinnati Baseball Club in 1866 and 
1867. 


CHAPTER III. 


How the Famous Reds of 1868 Were Organized. 

Men of National Fame Later in Life Played Ball in Those 
Days. 

Adoption of the First Uniforms of the Club. 

Short Trousers Inaugurated. 

The Cincinnati Juniors Figured. 

Youngsters in All Our Suburbs Had Good Nines. 

Baseball Clubs in Cincinnati in 1868. 

Harry Wright Married. 

Indians Play on Cincinnati Ball Grounds. 

Charter Roll of Membership of the Original Cincinnati Base¬ 
ball Club. 


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CONTENTS. 


Scores Made by the Cincinnati Baseball Club in 1868. 
Scores Made by the Buckeye Baseball Club in 1868. 

CHAPTER IV. 

The Famous Reds of 1869 and Their Victories. 

Were the First Professional Team in the Country. 

Players Were Secured by a Cincinnatian from All Parts of 
the Country. 

Never Defeated. 

Detailed Account of Each Player. 

Salary List. 

Their Eastern Tour. 

The Great Game with the Mutuals of New York City. 
CHAPTER V. 

The Unbeaten Redlegs of 1869. 

Great Reception upon Their Return Home. 

Most Famous of Ballplayers. 

Their Western Tour. 

The Reds of Sixty-nine. 

Official Scores for the Season. 

CHAPTER VI. 

The Cincinnati Baseball Club of 1870. 

The Players of the Year. 

The Season Opens Very Successfully. 

Larger Scores Made than in 1869. 

Their Eastern Tour. 

Their First Defeat. 


CHAPTER VII. 

The Historic Game with the Atlantics. 

Red Stockings Lowered Their Banner on the Capitoline 
Grounds Back of Brooklyn. 

It Came to Pass, but It Took Eleven Innings to Defeat the 
Invincible Ball-tossers. 


CONTENTS. 


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CHAPTER VIII. 

Homeward Bound. 

Presentation of Banner by President Champion. 

Resignation of Officers of 1869. 

Election of New Officers of the Cincinnati Baseball Club. 
Scores Made by the Cincinnati Baseball Club in 1870. 

CHAPTER IX. 

Dissolution of the Old Red Stockings. 

Disbanding of the Original Cincinnati Baseball Club. 
Formation of Association of Professional Baseball Players. 
The Old Reds Quit Cincinnati. 

Championship Clubs from 1859 to 1876. 

The Reds Invade England. 

CHAPTER X. 

The Ball-fields from 1876 to the Present Day. 

Formation of the National League of Professional Baseball 
Clubs. 

The Baseball Wars. 

Cincinnati Took Prominent Part. 

The Cincinnati Baseball Club as Pennant Winners. 

The Players of the Club of 1882. 

The American Association. 

Championship Clubs from 1882 to 1892. 

Championship Clubs of the National League from 1876 to 
1908, and Their Managers. 

The Cincinnati Baseball Club of Today. 



Baseball in Cincinnati 

A History 


CHAPTER I. 

History of Our National Game of Baseball—Cincinnati 
Was Always a Stronghold for Fans. 

Probably no athletic game has gained greater prominence in 
the United States than that of baseball. Although many claim 
it is of English origin, still I am convinced that the game is 
strictly American, being an evolution of the old game called 
“Cat Ball,” or what was known in some parts of New England 
as “Two Old Cat.” 

Other athletic games have come forth from time to time, in 
which great interest has been taken, but their lives have been 
of short duration and they soon sank almost into oblivion; but 
baseball still remains, and there is every indication that it will 
survive for many years to come. 

Rounders was begun in the early ’30s in England, as a 
pastime for healthy outdoor exercise both for men and boys, 
and was introduced into this country about 1840. In order to 
give my readers an idea of what the game was, I quote from 
an old English work on outdoor sports a description of the game 
as it was played in the early part of the last century. It will 
be plainly seen that it is but the merest outline of what is now 
known as the great national game: 

“Rounders. —This game is played with a ball and bats, or 
sticks, something the form of a polieemam’s truncheon. A hole 
is first made about a foot across and half a foot deep. Four 
other stations are marked with pegs stuck in the ground, topped 

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A HISTORY 


with a piece of paper, so as to be readily seen. Sides are then 
chosen, one of which goes in. Suppose that there are five players, 
yet more can play on each side, to start the game. One player 
on the side that is out stands in the middle of the five-sided 
space, and pitches the ball toward the middle of the hole. He 
is called the feeder. The batsman hits it off, if he can; in which 
case he drops the stick and runs to the nearest station, thence 
to the third, and all around if the hit has been a far one. The 
other side are scouting and trying to put him out, either by 
hitting the batsman as he is running or by sending the ball into 
the hole, which is called grounding. The player at the hole 
may decline to strike the ball, but if he hits at it and misses 
twice running he is out. When a player makes the round of 
the stations back to the hole, his side counts one toward the game. 
When all the players are out, either by being hit or the ball 
being grounded, the other side get their innings. When there 
are only two players left, a chance is given to prolong the 
innings by one of them getting three balls from the feeder, and 
if he can give a hit such as to enable him to run the whole 
round, all his side come in again and the counting is resumed. 
The feeder is generally the best player on his side, much depend¬ 
ing on his skill and art. The scouts should seldom aim at the 
runners from a distance, but throw the ball up to the feeder 
or to some one near, who will try to hit or to ground, as seems 
the most advisable. A caught ball also puts the runner out.” 


Townball in America. 

The first townball club organized in this country of which 
we have any record, was known as the Olympic Ball Club, which 
was organized in Philadelphia on July 4, 1833, and was es¬ 
tablished by the union of two associations of Townball Players. 
One of these organizations began playing at Camden, N. J., 
as early as the spring of 1831. On the first day there were but 
four players who joined in the game “Cat Ball” or “Two Old 
Cat” as mentioned above. 

When this association of ball players was organized it had 
no constitution or by-laws, or elected members, but the absence 
of these formalities was not felt, and was no disadvantage, for 



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REAL OLD-TIME BASEBALL GAME DURING THE FIFTIES. 

Note the position and dignity of the umpire. 







BASEBALL IN CINCINNATI 


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there were no quarrels or disputes among the players, who always 
found the principles of good-fellowship and gentlemanly inter¬ 
course a sufficient rule for their guidance. 

Knickerbocker Was First Club. 

To get at the origin of baseball in America it will be neces¬ 
sary for us to go back to the pioneer club of the country. It has 
been conceded by all who have studied the history of baseball 
that the Knickerbocker Club, of New York, organized September 
23, 1845, was the first. 

There was, however, a club called the New York Club, which 
existed before the Knickerbocker, but we shall not be far wrong 
if we award to the latter club the honor of being the pioneer 
of the present game of baseball. 

Before the organization of this club the rule of play in 
reference to putting a player out was to throw the ball at him 
and hit him, but, owing to the fact that this practice resulted in 
some very severe accidents, the rules were changed to placing 
men on bases and making it requisite for a player to be touched 
by the ball while in the hands of his adversary. 

To Mr. Alexander J. Cartwright is credited the formation 
of the Knickerbocker Club. He was quite an enthusiast in the 
old game and he soon gathered around him a number of faithful 
followers. One day upon the field he proposed the organization 
of a permanent regular club to several devotees of the game; so 
on the date which we mention above, the Knickerbocker Baseball 
Club was formed with the following officers: President, Duncan 
F. Curry; Vice-President, William R. Wheaton; Secretary and 
Treasurer, William Tucker. It was thus that these gentlemen 
formed an organization which was the nucleus of the now great 
American game. As Mr. Alexander J. Cartwright conceived the 
idea of the formation of the first baseball club in America, he 
is certainly deserving of the title “Father of Baseball.’’ 

The Knickerbockers played their first match game on June 
19, 1846, with a party of New York gentlemen who styled them¬ 
selves the '‘New York Club,” but who had no permanent organ¬ 
ization. Only four innings were played; the game in those days 
being determined in favor of the side that made the first twenty- 


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A HISTORY 


one runs. The score stood: New York, 23; Knickerbockers, 1. 
The first uniform of the club was adopted at a meeting held 
April 24, 1849. This consisted of blue woolen pants, white 
flannel shirts and straw hats. 

The following are the first regular rules of baseball of which 
we have any record. They are those adopted by the Knicker¬ 
bocker Club in 1845. These rules were in vogue until the forma¬ 
tion of the National Association of Baseball Players in 1857: 

First Rules of Baseball. 

Section 1. The bases shall be from “home” to second base 
forty-two paces; from first to third base forty-two paces equi¬ 
distant. 

Sec. 2. The game to consist of twenty-one counts or aces, 
but at the conclusion an equal number of hands must be played. 

Sec. 3. The ball must be pitched and not thrown for the bat. 

Sec. 4. A ball knocked outside the range of the first base 
or third base is foul. 

Sec. 5. Three balls being struck at and missed, and the last 
one caught, is considered fair and the striker is bound to run. 

Sec. 6. A ball being struck or tipped and caught either 
flying or on the first bound, is a hand out. 

Sec. 7. A player running the bases shall be out if a ball is 
in the hands of an adversary on the base, or the runner is touched 
by it before he makes his base, it being understood, however, that 
in no instance is a ball to be thrown at him. 

Sec. 8. A player running, who shall prevent an adversary 
from catching or getting the ball before making his base, is out. 

Sec. 9. If two hands are already out, a player running home 
at the time a ball is struck can not make an ace if the striker 
is caught out. 

Sec. 10. Three hands out, all out. 

Sec. 11. Players must take their strikes in regular turn. 

Sec. 12. No ace or base can be made on a foul strike. 

Sec. 13. A runner can not be put out in making one base 
when a balk is made by the pitcher. 

Sec. 14. But one base allowed when the ball bounds out of 
the field when struck. 




A BASEBALL GAME IN FULL SWING DURING THE EARLY SIXTIES. 







































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































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All those who are familiar with the rules of the present day 
will at once see the great difference between the game as played 
then and that which is now the attractive feature of American 
sports. 

The Knickerbocker Club had its grounds on what was then 
known as the Elysian Fields, and so successful was it there in 
arousing interest in the game that the formation of other clubs 
soon followed. 

The next club formed was the Gotham Baseball Club, organ¬ 
ized in March, 1852, with Mr. Tuche as President. It was then 
that the Knickerbockers had their first rivals, and many were 
the interesting contests between them. On June 30, 1854, was 
played one of the greatest games, in w T hich the Knickerbockers 
suffered their first defeat, on the Gotham grounds, Red House, 
Harlem. The game lasted three hours and sixteen innings were 
played, resulting in a score of 21 to 16, in favor of the Gothams. 

The Eagle Baseball Club, of New York, was the third one to 
spring into existence, organized in April of 1854, and among its 
founders are the names of John W. Mott and William C. Conner. 
The Empire Club, of New York, organized October 23, 1854, 
is fourth on the list, with thirteen members. This supposed un¬ 
lucky number, however, had the opposite effect upon them, for 
their success in the field in these first years of baseball is well 
known. 

The position of umpire was a dignified one in the early days. 
The man occupying it seemed to be perfectly conscious of the 
honor conferred upon him in being assigned to this office, not 
less, in his estimation, to one of high political importance. 

He donned Prince Albert coat, silk hat and cane, and often 
wore long, flowing side whiskers. His position on the field was 
between home plate and first base, given a stool on which to rest 
one foot as he viewed the game. He gave his decisions deliber¬ 
ately, for the action of the game was not as rapid as at the 
present time. The swift manner in which baseball is played now 
would scarcely demand the services of so dignified a judge. 

The scorer's position on the field was about twenty feet to 
the right of the catcher. He was given a large table and plenty 
of paper, and inasmuch as refreshments, both liquid and solid, 


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A HISTORY 


were served at every game, the scorer came in for a full share, 
and fared sumptuously. 

The following is a list of the charter clubs of the association, 
who were represented at the first convention, with the date of 
organization and the location of the grounds of each: 


CLUB 

ORGANIZED 

LOCATION OF GROUNDS 

Knickerbocker . 

September 23, 1845.... 

Hoboken. 

Gotham . 

March 1852. 

Hoboken. 

Eagle . 

April, 1854. 

Hoboken. 

Empire . 

October 23 1854. 

Hoboken. 

Excelsior . 

December 8, 1854. 

South Brooklyn. 
Williamsburgh. 

Newark. 

Putnam . 

Newark . 

May, 1855. 

May 1, 1855. 

Baltic . 

June 4 1855. 

New York. 

Brooklyn. 

Greenpoint. 

Morrisania. 

Williamsburgh. 

Brooklyn. 

Jamaica, L. I. 

New York. 

Bedford. 

Bedford. 

South Brooklyn. 

New York. 

New Brunswick, N. J. 
New York. 

New York. 

Brooklyn. 

Hoboken. 

Eckford . 

Eckford . 

Union . 

July, 1855 .. 

June 27, 1855. 

July 17, 1855. 

Continental. 

Atlantic . 

Atlantic . 

October, 1855. 

August 14, 1855. 

August, 1855. 

Harlem . 

March 1856. 

Enterprise . 

June 28, 1856. 

Atlantic . 

August 14 1856. 

Star . 

October, 1856. 

Independent . 

January 1857. 

Liberty. 

March 1, 1857. 

Metropolitan . 

March 4, 1857. 

Champion . 

March 14, 1857. 

Hamilton . 

St. Nicholas . 

March 23, 1857. 

April 28, 1857. 


As will be seen from the above record, the years 1855 and 
1856 were prolific of new clubs, and, of course, a great number 
of exciting contests took place, the result of which was the crea¬ 
tion of a thorough furore for the game, and the manifestation 
of a great degree of interest in the welfare and progress of this 
manly pastime by the rapidly increasing numbers of the advo¬ 
cates of outdoor sports. 

The enthusiasm over the victories of the year 1855 and 1856 
seemed to give a new impetus to baseball. Interest was wide¬ 
spread, new clubs were organized, which created a spirit of 



























































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BASEBALL IN CINCINNATI 


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emulation and rivalry, which led to many well-contested matches 
between the different clubs. The game now appears to have 
had such a strong hold upon the community that it was deemed 
advisable at this time to revise the rules to meet in some respects 
the new conditions which had now arisen. For this purpose the 
different clubs held preliminary meetings, and it was finally 
decided to hold a convention, in which delegates from each State 
would be present. Consequently, the call was issued by the 
Knickerbocker Club, and the first convention was held in New 
York City in May of 1857, when was formed the National Asso¬ 
ciation of Baseball Players. 

The rules and regulations for governing the game were re¬ 
vised and amended at the second meeting of this association, 
held at Cooper Institute, March 9, 1859. Many important 
changes were made and a new code was established. At this 
time it was decided to abolish refreshments in connection with 
the matches. This custom, which was originally intended to 
create friendly feeling between participants in the game, finally 
became a very extravagant exhibition of emulation between the 
clubs, each one striving to excel the other in the quantity and 
quality of the feast presented. As these elaborate refreshments 
seemed unnecessary to the welfare of the game, it was considered 
prudent to discontinue them altogether. 

Formed State Association. 

They also formed State associations, so that each year dele¬ 
gates were sent to the annual convention by each State belonging. 
In 1857 there were sixteen clubs enrolled, in 1858 twenty-nine 
clubs, in 1859 forty-nine clubs, in 1860 sixty-two clubs, and in 
1861 thirty-four clubs. As the war broke out in 1861, which took 
many of the active young men to the front, interest in baseball 
ceased to a great extent. 

In these dark days of the Union, baseball was a minor con¬ 
sideration and many clubs were disbanded, so that the member¬ 
ship in the association dropped off considerably in the years of 
1861-’62-’63-’64. When the war was over, new clubs were 
formed, and at the convention of 1865 there were ninety-one 
clubs represented. 


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A HISTORY 


The tenth annual convention of the National Association of 
Baseball Players was held at Clinton Hall, New York, December 
12, 1866, with 202 clubs represented. Dr. John Draper, of Cin¬ 
cinnati, was delegate from Ohio to this convention, representing 
the Live Oak Club, as w^as also Mr. Philip Lishawa, representing 
the Buckeye Club. Clubs from Oregon, in the West, to Maine, 
in the East; Missouri, Tennessee and Virginia, in the South, to 
Vermont, in the North, sent delegates to this convention, and 
the flattering reception given them as their names were an¬ 
nounced, and especially the applause which greeted the Southern 
clubs, afforded ample proof of the truly conservative feeling 
which prevailed at this convention. 

The bitter sectional feeling between the North and the South 
was quite strong at this time. It had been difficult to subdue 
the antagonism which had been engendered by the war, but it is 
well worthy of comment to mention the influence exerted by a 
manly sport as a means of reconciling these diverse factions. 
When it came to a game of baseball, all difference of opinion 
was laid aside. Fraternal feeling was uppermost, old political 
scores were forgotten in the attempt of each club to make a 
record score for itself, and it is pleasant to note that the ap¬ 
plause and cheers were never stronger than when the name of 
one of the Southern delegates was proposed as a candidate for 
the presidency of the Association. 

The Introduction of Townball into Cincinnati. 

Townball, from which baseball is an evolution, was first in¬ 
troduced into Cincinnati in 1860. This game is played on a 
field with bases marked at about one-half the distance of base¬ 
ball. A short bat, which is used with one hand only, was em¬ 
ployed in knocking a ball that was much smaller and much 
softer than a baseball. Four innings only were played, and the 
number playing on each side could vary from ten to fifteen. 
The scores ranged about the same as early baseball, yet in look¬ 
ing over the old score-book of games of townball played in 
Cincinnati during the war, we find one of 146 to 21. This game 
was played here by a number of school-teachers and their friends 
upon a lot upon which the Cincinnati Hospital now stands. The 


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From 


GEORGE F. SANDS, 

President 

Buckeye Townball Club, 1863. 


President 

National Association of Baseball Players, 1867. 







BASEBALL IN CINCINNATI 


33 


Hospital then was a small building at one end, and frequently 
the young internes would join in the game. Among them are 
recalled the names of Dr. Williams, the oculist, Dr. Gilley, and 
Dr. McKenzie. 

Although not regularly organized, these old players called 
themselves the Excelsior Townball Club. They played under 
this name for three years. In 1861 they obtained permission 
from the City Council to play in the Orphan Asylum lot, on 
Elm Street, where the Music Hall was afterwards erected. 

At the suggestion of Geo. P. Sands, one of the prominent 
members of this club, a meeting was called at the office of Luke 
Kent, the jewler, at Main and Fourth Streets, for the purpose 
of establishing the club upon a permanent basis. 

Sands Was Elected President. 

As a result, the Cincinnati Buckeye Townball Club was or¬ 
ganized October 1, 1863, with George P. Sands as President; 
James Sherwood, Vice-President; Frank Harvey, Secretary; 
John B. Sheidemantle, Treasurer. Among the members at that 
time were John B. Sheidemantle, George W. Smith, James E. 
Sherwood, B. O. M. DeBeck, Jesse DeBeck, W. D. Gibson, 
Charles Gould, Samuel Hughes, George Wehmer, W. J. Ogden, 
Eugene Hammett, Ben Brookshaw, Charles Jones and others. 

Later on they secured grounds in the Millcreek bottoms, just 
north of Lincoln Park, where are now located the buildings of 
the American Oak Leather Company, which were afterward 
fenced in and a clubhouse and seats erected. Under the name 
of the “Cincinnati Buckeye Townball Club” games were played 
until the fall of 1866, when the club was re-organized and hence¬ 
forth was known as the “Buckeye Baseball Club.” New mem¬ 
bers were added. Among them were Charles P. Wilstach, then 
Mayor; Harry Tatem, John F. Wiltsee, Steven Faulkner. The 
players which constituted the Buckeye Baseball Club nine in 


1866 were: 

William H. Boake.Center Field 

James E. Sherwood.Catcher 

Charles H. Gould.First Base 

George F. Sands.Second Base 






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A HISTORY 


B: 0. M. DeBeck....Third Base 

John L. Boake.Left Field 

John B. Shiedemantle.Shortstop 

George W. Smith.Pitcher 

George P. Miller.Right Field 


During the baseball period of the club John B. Shiedemantle 
was considered one of the best players, and much of the success 
of a game was dependent upon him. If one was unfortunately 
lost during his absence, the club members consoled themselves 
in the face of their defeat, by saying to the victors, “You just 
wait until ‘Sheiddv’ comes home, then the tables will turn.” 

The Buckeye nine of 1867 had the following players: 


William H. Skiff.Catcher 

George W. Smith.*.Pitcher 

John B. Shiedemantle.Shortstop 

Charles H. Gould.First Base 

William Wright.Second Base 

Thomas Tallow.Third Base 

John Meagher.Right Field 

William H. Boake.Center Field 

John L. Boake.Left Field 


Through the efforts of Matthew M. Yorston, the first base¬ 
ball club in Cincinnati was formed. So unknown were base¬ 
balls in that time that Mr. Yorston made with his own hands 
the first ball ever used by the club, which began to play in the 
fall of 1860. This club played baseball, and sometimes town- 
ball, all through the war, and among its members were Dr. John 
Draper, Octavius Tudor, John C. Davis, Matt Yorston, James 
Fogerty, Theodore Frost, J. R. Brockway and others. This club 
at one time played on grounds at the foot of Eighth Street, near 
the site where the factory of the Crane & Breed Manufacturing 
Company now stands, and at another time on the old potter’s 
field where is now Lincoln Park. The increase in membership 
after the war led them to form a regular organization, and the 
club was then called the Live Oak Baseball Club, which was 
really the first baseball club here. 

















From a recent photo. 

MATTHEW M. YORSTON, 
Organizer 

First Baseball Club in Cincinnati, 1860. 








BASEBALL IN CINCINNATI 


37 


Organization of the Live Oak Baseball Club. 

The Live Oak Baseball Club was organized at a called meet¬ 
ing on Thursday evening, July 15, 1866, when *the following 
officers were elected for the first year: John C. Davis, President; 
R. B. Lee, Vice-President; E. McCammon, Secretary; C. Mc- 
Cammon, Treasurer. 

The directors of the club were: M. M. Yorston, T. C. Frost, 
Dr. John Draper. 

The first match game of baseball ever played in Cincinnati 
was played by this club on September 8, 1866, with the Eagle 
Baseball Club, then located across the river in a place known 
as Brooklyn, Ky., which was near Dayton. The members of 
the teams were as follows: 


LIVE OAK BASEBALL CLUB. 


Dr. John Draper... 

T. C. Frost. 

D. R. Powers. 

Si Hicks. 

James Fogarty 

R. B. Lee. 

J. Hicks.. 

John R. Brock way 
M. M. Yorston... 


Catcher and Captain 

.Pitcher 

.First Base 

.Second Base 

.Third Base 

.Right Field 

.Center Field 

.Left Field 

.Shortstop 


EAGLE BASEBALL CLUB. 


Mahaffey.Catcher and Captain 

Pudder.Pitcher 

Lyford.First Base 

Bricker.Second Base 

Southard.Third Base 

Kennedy.Right Field 

Lusk.Center Field 

Ford.Left Field 

Swift .Shortstop 


The scorers of the game were J. W. Rorer and Washington 
T. Porter. Mahaffey, the catcher for the Eagles, was one of 




















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( A HISTORY 


the strongest batters that ever hit a ball. He used only one 
hand and a short bat eighteen inches long. 

This game was full of excitement and interest, notwithstand¬ 
ing the great discrepancy in runs. It ended with a score of 
52 to 12 in favor of the Live Oak Club, which took the ball 
that was played with during the game, as a trophy. This was 
the custom during these early days of baseball matches. 

The next game was played by the Live Oak Club on Septem¬ 
ber 15, 1866, when they were matched against the Covington 
Baseball Club. This was the first game ever played in Cov¬ 
ington, Ky., and it was played near the residence of B. W. Foley. 
The Covington Club was composed of the following players: 


B. W. Foley.Catcher and Captain 

Matthews .Pitcher 

Bertie.First Base 

Moses Grant.Second Base 

W. L. Porter.Third Base 

Thomas Fallon.Right Field 

W. Grant.Center Field 

Parker.Left Field 

Ben. Brookshaw.Shortstop 

Holmes Hoge was the umpire. 


This game saw the defeat of the Live Oak Club in a score 
of 28 to 21 in favor of the Covington Club, which captured the 
ball as the trophy of the day. One of the old rules in vogue at 
this time was that if a ball was knocked over the fence only one 
base was allowed. 











CHAPTER II. 


How the First Cincinnati Baseball Club Was Organized—- 
The Great Baseball Tournament of 1867— Scores 
of 1866 and 1867. 

Baseball is a sport which has always had the support and 
encouragement of our best men, and the people of Cincinnati 
look back with much pride to the days of the old Red Stockings, 
when such men as Sir Alfred T. Goshorn, Aaron B. Champion, 
Hon. Bellamy Storer, Judge Nicholas Longworth, Judge William 
Worthington, United States Justice Stanley Matthews, General 
Andrew Hickenlooper, Drausin Wulsin, George B. Ellard, H. 
C. Yergason, John R. McLean, W. Austin Goodman, A. Howard 
Hinkle, Theodore Cook, and many others of our leading citizens, 
took an active interest in the game; when the leaders of society 
among our women also attended and applauded our victorious 
champions in the field when the prominent matches were played. 
The memory of the old Red Stocking days is a tender recollection 
in the hearts of many. In recalling the incidents of that time 
the voices of the veterans who belonged to this famous club speak 
with enthusiasm and pride, their countenances beam with pleas¬ 
ure, and their hearts seem lighter, when dwelling on the glory 
of baseball in the days of the past. 

The organization and first meeting of the Cincinnati Base¬ 
ball Club was held July 23, 1866, in the law office of Tilden, 
Sherman & Moulton, which was then in the old Selves Building, 
No. 17!/2 West Third Street. There were present Aaron B. 
Champion, Alfred T. Goshorn, Henry Glassford, William Tilden, 
George B. Ellard, J. William Johnson, Holmes Hoge, Quinton 
Corwine and a few others. A suitable constitution and by-laws 
were adopted and an election of officers took place, resulting in 
the election of Alfred T. Goshorn, President; Aaron B. Cham¬ 
pion, Vice-President; Henry Glassford, Secretary; E. E. Town- 
ley, Treasurer. The office of scorer was not filled until the 


40 


A HISTORY 


following year, 1867, when William Worthington was chosen as 
first scorer and George B. THlard as manager. The name given 
to the club at first was the Resolutes, but it was soon changed to 
that of the Cincinnati Baseball Club, at the suggestion of J. 
William Johnson, who w T as also instrumental in calling the first 
meeting. 

The club at this time was composed mostly of members of 
the bar, many of whom were Yale and Harvard graduates in 
the latter ’50s and the early ’60s, and some of these later in life 
filled positions of the highest honor and trust in official life. 
Among the active and enthusiastic players on the diamond at 
many of the early matches played were Bellamy Storer, J. 
William Johnson, John R. McLean, J. Wayne Neff, Samuel 
Kemper, John C. How, Charles E. Callahan, George B. Ellard, 
Holmes Hoge and O. H. Tudor. In the practice games were 
to be seen Drausin Wulsin, Quinton Corwine, Billy Caldwell, 
J. M. Kennedy, Stanley Matthews, Andrew Hickenlooper and 
others. 

The club had its grounds at first at the foot of Ninth Street, 
in the Millcreek bottoms, and it was here the inaugural matches 
were played. In 1867 the club moved to the grounds of the 
Union Cricket Club, with which was made a quasi alliance. 
These grounds were situated at the foot of Richmond Street. 
They were used in the summer for cricket and baseball and in 
winter were flooded and used for skating purposes, where great 
enthusiasm was manifested in this winter sport, with a series 
of interesting carnivals. 

The Union Cricket Club had been in existence since October, 
1856, and its officers in 1867 were: President, George B. Ellard; 
Vice-President, I. Burnet Resor; Secretary, William Resor, Jr.; 
Treasurer, Benjamin F. Wright, and Harry Wright, property 
man. Upon the removal of the Cincinnati Baseball Club to 
the grounds of the Union Cricket Club, a great number of the 
cricket club members became members of the baseball club, and 
by this means the team was greatly strengthened and interest in 
baseball gained a new impetus. 

Harry Wright, so well known in baseball circles in the early 
days, was previous to his coming to Cincinnati the bowler for 
the New York Cricket Club, working only during the summer 



President. 



Henry Glassford, 
Treasurer. 





Aaron B. Champion, 
Vice-President. 



Edward E. Townley, 
Secretary. 


FIRST OFFICERS CINCINNATI BASEBALL CLUB, 1866. 

From photos taken at the time. 




















BASEBALL IN CINCINNATI 


43 


at $12 per week, and at his trade (that of jeweler) during the 
winter, but in August, 1865, he was engaged by George B. 
Ellard, at a salary of $1,200 a year, to play in the same capacity 
for the Union Cricket Club, which position he held until 
November 22, 1867, when he was engaged to act as pitcher for 
the baseball club at the same salary. He had, however, played 
baseball in the East, with the Knickerbockers and the Excelsiors, 
but had retired from these clubs, as cricket was his favorite 
pastime. 

Owing to the increasing membership in the club, it was found 
necessary to construct a large clubhouse to accommodate the 
men. At a meeting held at the office of George B. Ellard, April 
3, 1867, plans of the building intended to be erected were sub¬ 
mitted by Duncan & Bunten, the old contractors and builders on 
Freeman Avenue. These plans were accepted and the new 
building erected at a cost of $2,400, with an additional expense 
of $1,350 for a more substantial fence around the grounds. 

At a meeting held at the office of Geo. B. Ellard, on June 
12, 1867, there were present Messrs. Wm. Resor, H. A. Glass- 
ford, D. Schwartz, Drausin Wulsin, Ben. F. Wright and Geo. 
B. Ellard. It was resolved that the members of the Cincinnati 
Baseball Club and the Union Cricket Club be admitted free to 
all matches, also that the rates of admission be fixed at ten cents 
for home matches and twenty-five cents for foreign matches. 
Ladies free. 

On September 10 following, it was resolved that thereafter 
the charge for admission to the grounds on the occasion of all 
matches should be twenty-five cents and that ladies be charged 
the same as gentlemen. No disreputable characters were allowed 
on the grounds. The audience behaved themselves, and did not 
insult umpires or players. 

We also notice among the rules and regulations of the club 
that “no ardent spirits shall be kept for sale on the grounds,” 
yet in looking over some of the old bills presented to the club 
we find one from the caterer, where the item “drinks and lemons 
for the policemen” is mentioned several times, at a cost ranging 
from forty-five cents to $1.75. 


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A HISTORY 


Live Oaks and Buckeyes Rivals. 

The great early local rivals of the Cincinnati Baseball Club 
were the Live Oaks and the Buckeyes. Many were the matches 
played with these two clubs, solely for the honor and glory of 
the victory and the exercise, enjoyment and friendly feeling 
which the game engendered. 

In recalling the games of this time, one was played with the 
Buckeye Club. James Sherwood, afterwards a teacher in the 
public schools, was at the bat. He succeeded in reaching first 
base very nicely. He then became so interested in the next man’s 
play that when the ball was struck he forgot to run to second, 
thus putting both men out. 

Another notable game was with the Indianapolis Club. A 
dispute arose in regard to the catching of a ball by John R. 
McLean, who was acting as catcher at that time for the Cin¬ 
cinnati club. A Mr. Sharkey, catcher for the Indianapolis nine, 
had the temerity to shake his finger in the face of Mr. McLean, 
who was then in prime athletic condition. Seeing the kind of 
material he had run against, Mr. Sharkey thought discretion 
the better part of valor and allowed Mr. McLean’s opinion to 
stand without further argument. Mr. McLean was the first 
man to catch close behind the bat, with bare hands. In those 
days masks, gloves and protectors were unknown, and the catch¬ 
ing of a ball in this manner was exceedingly dangerous. 

On June 20, 1867, the Cincinnati Club went to Louisville, 
at the invitation of the club of that city, to play a match game 
with it. The Louisvilles were quite confident of victory, but 
the game ended in their defeat by a score of 42 to 19. 

In returning from Louisville a banquet was held on the boat 
to celebrate the victory. At. the same time a number of ladies 
were on the same boat, and the mind of the captain was very 
much exercised lest the exuberant spirits of the victors would 
disturb his fair passengers, and he made the request that there 
should be no undue noise or hilarity. With gentlemanly sense 
of honor, the victorious Red Stockings promised faithfully that 
the strictest decorum should be observed. This banquet stands 
on record as being the most unique, as well as the most silent 
one, ever celebrated. Voices were modulated to the lowest tone 



frf 

’ ' 8 


From a recent photo. 

HON. JOHN R. McLEAN, 
Catcher 

Cincinnati Baseball Team, 1867. 






BASEBALL IN CINCINNATI 


47 


when toasts were proposed, no clinking glasses gave forth a 
sound, while “Hip, hip, hurrah!” was uttered in the most quiet 
manner. Champagne flowed freely, but the remarkable repres¬ 
sion of ebullition of feeling among the Red Stockings seemed to 
temper the effect. The captain afterward made the remark that 
it was the stillest party he ever saw, where so much wine was 
present. 

The return match to this victory was played on July 4 on 
the grounds in Cincinnati. The Louisville Club chartered a 
boat, bringing with it some fifty or sixty ladies, who occupied 
seats in the “Grand Duchess,” now called the grand stand. 

Louisville Was Disappointed. 

The Louisvilles had promised their fair companions that a 
signal victory awaited them; that the ignominious defeat of the 
Reds would result. Alas for prophetic utterances! The Cincin¬ 
nati Club was again triumphant by a score of 60 to 24, but, never¬ 
theless, some hearts were conquered by the bewitching glances 
from the eyes of the pretty Kentucky women. 

The only game lost by the Cincinnati Club in 1867 out of the 
eighteen played was on July 15, to the Nationals, of Washington, 
with a score of 53 to 10 in favor of the Nationals. On July 11 it 
had a match with the Live Oak Club, to prepare for the coming 
contest with the Nationals. An accident occurred in this game; 
otherwise the score would have been different. 

John R. McLean was catching for the Cincinnatis, and he was 
without an equal in his day. A foul tip on the ball from the bat 
of one of the players struck Mr. McLean squarely in the eye, 
closing it for some time. When he returned home his fond 
mother was so grieved by the changed appearance of her boy that 
she forbade him taking part in another game of baseball, and con¬ 
sequently this was his last appearance on the field for some time. 

The Holt Baseball Club, op Newport, Ky. 

The game of September 12, of this year, with the Holts, of 
Newport, was played with a score of 109 to 15 in favor of the 
Cincinnati Club. In this game John C. How, then acting at first 
base, made fourteen runs and no outs, seven of the runs being 


48 


A HISTORY 


home runs. Harry Wright also made seven home runs. In this 
game a man who did not make a home run was considered rather 
a poor player. 

Our friends across the river (the Holts, of Newport, Ky.) 
had the following players on their two nines: 


Prather. .. 

Ferris. 

Smith. 

Payne. 

Grant. 

Turner.... 
Seddens... 
Richardson 
Buchanan. 


.Catcher 

.Pitcher 

. . .Shortstop 
... First Base 
.Second Base 
.. Third Base 
,. Right Field 
.. Left Field 
Center Field 


The other nine consisted of the following: 


James Ryan 

J. Ashby_ 

John Howe.. 
A. Seddens.. 

G. Berry- 

G. Creighton 
R. Conklin.. 
James Root.. 
G. Nealeaus.. 


_Catcher 

.Pitcher 

... Shortstop 
.. First Base 
.Second Base 
.Third Base 
.Right Field 
. .Left Field 
Center Field 


So popular was baseball in these early days that parents, their 
children and grandchildren and entire families would turn out 
to attend the games. At every game there were private con¬ 
veyances by the score, a special place being provided for them 
on the grounds. Every seat would be taken, while ropes were 
stretched around the spectators on the outfield. 

The Eleventh National Meet. 

On December 11 and 12, 1867, the eleventh annual meeting 
of the National Association of Baseball Players was held in 
Philadelphia. The delegates to this convention were men of in- 





















From photo taken at the time. 

GEORGE B. ELLARD, 
Right Fielder 

Cincinnati Baseball Team, 1867. 































































BASEBALL IN CINCINNATI 


51 


fluence and position in the community and gentlemen in the true 
sense of the word. From this fact it could be easily seen that 
baseball as a game had so increased in popularity as to gain the 
co-operation and support of men well worthy to be at the head 
of any legislative organization of the country. 

It was at this convention that E. H. Greggs, of Chicago, dele¬ 
gate from Illinois, representing fifty-seven clubs, proposed the 
name of George F. Sands, President of the Buckeye Baseball 
Club of Cincinnati and delegate from Ohio, representing forty 
clubs, as President. This nomination was indorsed by the New 
York delegates, and Mr. Sands was unanimously elected. This 
was the first time that a Western man had held that position. 
The honor conferred upon Mr. Sands was greatly appreciated by 
his friends in Cincinnati, who determined to give him a royal 
welcome upon his return home. Consequently, upon his arrival 
he was met at the depot by members of the Cincinnati Buckeye 
and Live Oak Clubs. These clubs, led by Currier’s Band, es¬ 
corted the honored President to the hotel, to the airs of “Hail 
to the Chief” and “Johnny Comes Marching Home Again.” A 
reception and sumptuous banquet followed, and toasts, merri¬ 
ment and good feeling prevailed. 

Mr. Sands Received Gold Medal. 

It was indeed a jolly evening, which the surviving members 
of the clubs represented recall with pleasure and delight. Later 
on Mr. Sands was presented with a handsome gold medal by 
his club in honor of the occasion. Although his silver hair to-day 
(1907) indicates that age has crept upon him, yet, as the veteran 
principal of the Third Intermediate School, in spirit and in 
feeling he is as young as in the halcyon days of baseball. 

The Cincinnati nine of 1866 was composed of the following 
players: 

Holmes Hoge was captain, 

Harry Wright, 

Geo. B. Ellard, 

J. Con. How, 

J. William Johnson, 

Chas. A. Callahan, 


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A HISTORY 


C. Calvert, 

Sam. Kemper, 

Aaron B. Champion. 

The Union Grounds back of Lincoln Park, which had been 
leased by the club, were opened July 1, 1867, with a game be¬ 
tween the Cincinnati and the Louisville Clubs. It was the first 
game in this city at which the general public attended, an ad¬ 
mission fee was charged, or a newspaper reporter wrote up the 
game. The first admission ticket ever used for a baseball game 
in Cincinnati was sold and taken in by Henry T. Lloyd and 
Henry J. Lloyd on this day. 

At this time small silver coins were very scarce and seldom 
seen. The money taken in at the gate was nearly all in the old 
ten, fifteen, twenty-five and fifty cent paper currency, or “ shin- 
plasters/ J as they were called, and it required several hours to 
count the receipts, which had been thrown in a barrel provided 
to contain the great number of small bills received. 

The regular nine of 1867 was composed of the following 


players: 

John R. McLean.Catcher 

Bellamy Storer.Second Base 

John Con. How.Shortstop 

J. Wayne Neff.First Base 

Moses Grant.Left Field 

Dave Schwartz.....Third Base 

J. William Johnson.Center Field 

Harry Wright.Pitcher 

George B. Ellard.Right Field 

William Worthington.Scorer 


When any of the above players could not be on hand for the 
game, among the other boys on the field could be found W. Aus¬ 
tin Goodman, Drausin Wulsin, the great shortstop of his day, 
Samuel Kemper, Nicholas Longworth, Lucien Wulsin, H. C. 
Yergason, an excellent player in his time, and others. Mr. 
Yergason when at Yale College was a member of the Charter 
Oak Baseball Club, of Hartford, Conn., playing shortstop in 
that nine. 













From photo taken at the time. 

WILLIAM WORTHINGTON, 
Scorer 

Cincinnati Baseball Club. 1867 





BASEBALL IN CINCINNATI- 


55 


During these early days of baseball many of the members of 
the Cincinnati Club were unable to spare the time from their 
business to play every day during the afternoons. In order to 
obtain the exhilarating exercise of the game, many would fre¬ 
quently get up at four o’clock in the morning, dress in their 
baseball outfits, and go down to play a game before breakfast. 
When reaching the grounds they would divide into two nines, 
calling themselves the Morning Glories and the Wide Awakes. 
Here they would play their games in the healthy hours of the 
morning, and then return home, dress in their citizens’ clothes, 
eat their breakfasts and go to business. 

This great enthusiasm in the game of baseball would hardly 
be indulged in at the present time, for who are there to-day who 
would arouse from their slumbers at the break of dawn and 
play a game of ball before the hours for business had arrived? 

The Great Baseball Tournament. 

In September, 1867, commencing on Tuesday, the 24th, there 
was held here on the grounds of the Cincinnati Club, a grand 
baseball tournament, the like of which had never before been 
held, nor since, nor likely ever will be. A number of local and 
outside clubs participated, and the crowds gathered on those 
days were as large and as enthusiastic as any which are gathered 
to see a game of ball to-day. The attendance was immense. 
Crowds lined the fence. Hundreds of private vehicles were in¬ 
side the grounds. Every available foot of ground was occupied, 
and more than five thousand ladies graced the occasion with their 
presence. 

Prizes of much value were given, and the affair was a grand 
success in every way. The space of this book is such that we are 
unable to give a detailed account of all the games and the 
players, but we must mention the clubs that participated, and 
with whom they contested: 

First Day. 

Marions, 13; Ironsides, 59. 

Hickories, of McConnelsville, 0., 41; Buckeyes, 25. 

Scorers—James Sherwood and J. William Johnson. 

Umpire—Dr. John Draper. 


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A HISTORY 


Second Day. 

Great Westerns, 57; Gladiators, 22. 

Socials, 14; Crescents, 41. 

Copecs, of Covington, 16; Picked Nine, 26. 

Eagles, of Dayton, Ky., 19; Indianolas, 52. 

Third Day. 

Holts, of Newport, 55; Ironsides, 10. 

Live Oaks, 64; Walnut Hills, 13. 

Hickories, of McConnelsville, O., 16; Cincinnaiis, 28. 

Fourth Day. 

Crescents, 3; Reliables, of Covington, 38. 

Live Oaks, 68; Great Westerns, 23. 

Marions, 61; Crocketts, 30. 

Baltics, 42; Osceolas, 33. 

Scorers—M. Garrigan and M. O’Dowd. 

Umpire—J. J. Sullivan. 

Fifth Day. 

Live Oaks, 30; Reliables, of Covington, 21. 

Holts, of Newport, 26; Copecs, of Covington, 35. 


The Prize Winners. 

Silver Ball. 

First General Prize—Hickory Baseball Club, of McConnels¬ 
ville, 0. 

Second General Prize—Live Oak Baseball Club, of Cin¬ 
cinnati. 

Third General Prize—Copec Baseball Club, of Covington, Ky. 

Fourth General Prize—Great Western Baseball Club, of 
Cincinnati. 

Best Thrower to Bases—Lanfersieck, of the Live Oaks. 

Farthest Throw—Charles H. Gould, of the Buckeyes. Dis¬ 
tance, 302 feet and 3 inches. 

Best Captain—Brockway, of the Live Oaks. 



From an old drawing. 

UNION GROUNDS, 

Cincinnati Baseball Club. Back of Lincoln Park, 1867-1871. 






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BASEBALL IN CINCINNATI 


59 


Swiftest Runner of Bases—Brookshaw, of the Buckeyes. 
Time, 15 3-4 seconds. 

Best Catcher—Ryan, of the Holts, of Newport. 

Best Pitcher—Bolan, of the Reliables, of Covington, Ky. 

Best First Base—McConnell, of the Hickories, of McCon- 
nelsville, 0. 

Best Second Base—Charles H. Gould, of the Buckeyes. 

Best Third Base—W. W. Pyle, of the Hickories, of McCon- 
nelsville, 0. 

Best Shortstop—John Howe, of the Holts, of Newport, Ky. 

Best Left Field—Barnes, of the Copecs, of Covington, Ky. 

Best Right Field—W. Boake, of the Buckeyes. 

Best Center Field—Welsch, of the Reliables, of Covington. 

The prizes were presented by George B. Ellard at his place 
of business on Main Street, where they had been placed on ex¬ 
hibition during the week. 

The Cincinnati Club, being the host of the festivities, did not 
compete for any of the prizes. 

Mr. Faulkner, then of the firm of Taylor & Faulkner, pre¬ 
sented the Cincinnati Club with a very handsome silver service, 
which he awarded as a special prize. Mr. A. B. Champion, Pres¬ 
ident of the Cincinnati Club, responded in a neat speech. He 
was followed by W. W. Ryan, President of the Hickory Baseball 
Club, and Judge Bellamy Storer, father of our former Minister 
to Austria. 


Formation of Ohio Association. 

At the convention of the National Association of Baseball 
Players held December 12, 1866, it provided in its constitution 
for the formation and adoption of the various State associations. 

For the purpose of forming an Ohio association, the presi¬ 
dents of the leading clubs in Cincinnati and the vicinity ad¬ 
dressed circular letters to many of the clubs in a great number of 
the various towns and cities of Ohio, writing to each club to 
send delegates to assemble in Cincinnati upon September 26, 
1867. 

Forty-three clubs sent delegates, and they assembled in the 
large hall of the Clarendon Hotel. The meeting was called to 


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A HISTORY 


order by Mr. A. B. Champion, who acted as temporary chair¬ 
man, and George F. Sands as secretary. The Ohio Association 
was formed with the following officers: 

A. B. Champion, President, of the Cincinnati Club. 

W. W. Pyle, First Vice-President, of the Hickory Club, of 
McConnelsville. 

W. A. McIntosh, Second Vice-President, of the Railway 
Union Club, of Cleveland. 

Frank Harvey, Secretary, of the Buckeye Club. 

J. T. Pringle, Corresponding Secretary, of the Republic Club, 
of Columbus. 

Robert N. Spry, Treasurer, of the Riverside Club, Ports¬ 
mouth. 

The delegates from the local baseball clubs were: 

Cincinnati—George B. Ellard and Aaron B. Champion. 

Buckeye—George F. Sands and Frank Harvey. 

Live Oak—John C. Davis and John Brockway. 

Great Western—F. A. Taylor and William McKensie. 

Crusaw—B. N. Parson and T. Norton. 

Crescent—H. A. Deneke and Fred Pfister. 

Columbia—Cyrus M. Potter and Albert Wratten. 

Harmony—Adam A. Kramer and Lewis Straus. 

Hun-ki-do-ri—T. J. McClure and D. Hauser. 

I. X. L.—J. Knapp and J. Zimmerman. 

Laurel—L. Rollwagen and N. C. Stoenle. 

Marion—R. S. Crandell and J. M. White. 

Pastime—IT. D. Peck and E. D. Lovell. 

Red Hot—M. J. Higginson and J. H. St. Johns. 

Social—E. D. Baker and C. Reckel. 

East End—Sam Smiley and D. McClusker. 

Fairmount—Fred Holmes and B. D. Jones. 



From a recent photo. 

DR. JOHN DRAPER, 

Organizer 

Cincinnati Red Stocking Juniors, 1867. 





















































































































































































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63 


Scores Made by the Cincinnati Baseball Club 
During the Season of 1866. 

RED STOCKINGS. OPPONENTS. 


September 29. Buckeyes, of Cincinnati, 0.... 18 20 lost 

October 18. Buckeyes, of Cincinnati, 0.53 21 

26. Copecs, of Covington, Ky.27 21 

27. Buckeyes, of Cincinnati, 0.... 31 41 lost 


Scores Made by the Cincinnati Baseball Club 
During the Season of 1867. 

red stockings, opponents. 


May 25. Buckeyes, of Cincinnati, 0. 53 40 

30. Holts, of Newport, Ky. 82 33 

June 10. Louisvilles, of Louisville, Ky. 42 19 

22. Holts, of Newport, Ky. 93 22 

July 4. Louisvilles, of Louisville, Ky. 60 24 

11. Live Oaks, of Cincinnati, 0. 56 18 

15. Nationals, of Washington, D. C. 10 53 lost 

Aug. 9. Live Oaks, of Cincinnati, 0. 51 21 

29. Great Westerns, of Cincinnati, O... 34 ^ 27 

Sept. 2. Holts, of Newport, Ky.109 15 

6. Louisvilles, of Louisville, Ky. 44 22 

7. Olympics, of Washington, D. C. 77 17 

14. Buckeyes, of Cincinnati, 0. 28 20 

26. Hickories, of McConnelsville, O... 28 16 

Oct. 5. Buckeyes, of Cincinnati, 0. 49 23 

12. Great Westerns, of Cincinnati, O.... 17 15 

19. Buckeyes, of Cincinnati, 0. 37 23 

25. Actives, of Indianapolis, Ind. 44 24 

In the game played on September 2 with the Holts, of New¬ 


port, Ky., the Cincinnati Club made thirty-one home runs. 

So scarce were machine-made baseballs in Cincinnati during 
the early days of the game that some of the first balls ever sold 
by George B. Ellard, who then had the only baseball establish¬ 
ment in this city, were made by hand by Misses Margaret and 
Mary Truman, whose father was once a partner in the large 



















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A HISTORY 


book firm of Truman & Spofford, well remembered by our 
older citizens. 

These young ladies held a high position in the exclusive 
social ranks in our city, but owing to financial reverses were 
thrown upon their own resources for a livelihood. Miss Mary 
Truman afterwards married Asa Brainard, the great pitcher 
of the Red Stockings of 1869. 



From a recent photo. 

JAMES W. MCLAUGHLIN 

Designed the plans for the first Grand Stand, Cincinnati Baseball 

Club, 1867. 
















































































































































































































CHAPTER III. 


How the Famous Cincinnati Reds of 1868 Were Organized— 
Adoption of the First Uniforms of the 
Club—Scores of 1868. 

The record of the Cincinnati Baseball Club in the years of 
the latter ’60s is one in which the citizens of Cincinnati take a 
local pride. The story of the old club is rehearsed time and 
again by their children and grandchildren in the present genera¬ 
tion with the same enthusiasm as that which animated the old 
players themselves. 

With many, to be a son of the “Old Red Stockings” appears 
to be as distinctive an honor as to be a Son of the Revolution or 
member of any other society of like character. Those members 
still living revive their memories and tell again the story of 
triumph with reminiscent pleasure. 

By the middle of 1867 the influence of baseball was being 
very keenly felt in every direction, and new clubs were forming 
all around the vicinity of the city. Newport, Covington and 
Dayton, Ky., had their nines, while many of the suburbs were 
proud possessors of local clubs; namely, Avondale, Walnut Hills, 
Clifton, Riverside and Mt. Auburn. The fever had caught the 
younger element very strongly. 

Dr. John Draper, afterwards clerk in the Police Department, 
was the captain and catcher of the first game of baseball ever 
played west of Pittsburg, when with the Live Oaks, in 1860. He 
umpired the first game of baseball in Cincinnati, and during the 
years 1866 to 1870 umpired more match games of ball than 
any man in the West. He was one of the first delegates from 
Cincinnati to the National Association of Baseball Players at the 
annual convention held in New York at Clinton Hall, December 
12, 1866, when he represented the Live Oaks, and was the first 
man from Ohio and the Central States to be appointed on a 

national committee—the Committee on Rules. He resigned from 

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68 


A HISTORY 


the Live Oak Baseball Club in 1867 and joined the Cincinnati 
Club. The Live Oak Club then played on the grounds of the 
Cincinnati Club. 


FORMATION OF THE CINCINNATI JUNIOR NINES. 


The Youngsters of Those Days Were as Active and 
Enthusiastic as the Lads of the Present Time. 

It was in the latter part of 1867 that Dr. John Draper organ¬ 
ized what was then known as the Cincinnati Juniors. These were 
all boys ranging in age from fifteen to twenty, and who wore 
the same uniform as the Cincinnati Baseball Club, and played 
frequently upon the latter ’s grounds. 

The Junior Club included about twenty-five or thirty boys, 
who had divided themselves into two nines. One was composed 
of the older lads and the other of the younger. Among the 
players of the Juniors were to be found: 

William H. Stewart, John Y. Ellard, Charles Dean, Oscar 
Rammelsberg, Dr. E. W. Walker, George Chenowith, George A. 
Wiltsee, William Jones, Ad. R. Roll, S. Slocum, James Gladden, 
Pierce Butler, Oak Taylor, Joseph L. Marty, Frank Roth, Julius 
Hargrave, John Griffith, Charles A. Marsh, Edward Bradford, 
Smiley Walker, George “Scoop” Draper, Miller Outcalt, Edward 
H. Marsh, Ollie McGrew, Peregren “Pergy” Snodgrass, Harry 
Colbern, Albert Daggett, John Cameron, Charles Davis, Geo. W. 
Potter, Everett W. Hall, George Prather and James Maley. 

The older nine of the Cincinnati Juniors was made up of the 
following players: 

Harry Colbern.Catcher. 

Frank Roth.Pitcher 

William Cottle.Shortstop 

George Chenowith.First Base 

Joseph L. Marty.Second Base 

William Jones.Third Base 

William H. Stewart.Right Field 

John V. Ellard.Center Field and Captain 

Oscar Rammelsberg.Left Field 












From a recent photo. 

JOHN V. ELLARD, 

Captain and Center Field 
Cincinnati Junior Baseball Team, 1868 - 1870 . 



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71 


William H. Stewart was the secretary of the nine, and John 
V. Ellard was the captain. The above was the regular nine, 
but when any were absent some of the other boys would take 
their places. Among them were Julius Hargrave, Edward Brad¬ 
ford, Geo. A. Wiltsee and Peregren Snodgrass, all of whom were 
excellent players. Joseph Marty acted as captain at one time. 

The younger nine of the Cincinnati Juniors played con¬ 
tinuously for three years without a change among their players, 
and scored over seventy-five games. It was composed of the fol¬ 
lowing players: 

Southey Holmes.Catcher 

James Shannon.First Base 

George W. Draper.Shortstop 

Edward Dunlap.Pitcher and Captain 

Miller Outcalt.Second Base 

Frank Dunlap.Third Base 

Joe Blair.Left Field 

Edward H. Marsh.Center Field 

Ollie McGrew.Right Field 

George Draper was given the familiar name of “ Scoop/’ 
from the manner in which he fielded a ball. In fielding the ball 
he w r ould always push his hands forward in a scooping manner 
to meet it. 

These boys played together for three years with wonderful 
success, challenging every club of youngsters around. In the 
year 1869 they played all the clubs of boys within Hamilton 
County, 0., and Kenton and Campbell Counties, in Kentucky, 
and never lost a game. 

Miller Outcalt played as pretty a game at second base as 
McPhee ever did. George Draper was so good at shortstop that 
at nineteen years of age he was offered a fine salary by the man¬ 
agement of one of the strongest clubs in the country to go with 
it and act in that capacity, but his brother, Dr. Draper, would not 
consent to have him go. Southey Holmes was a fine catcher, 
and could get as close to the bat and throw a ball as quickly 
and as correctly as any of them. Edward H. Marsh, as center 
fielder, was an excellent player. 











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A HISTORY 


Of this Junior nine, but four are living as we go to print. 
They are Joseph Blair, the Hamilton County recorder; Edward 
H. Marsh, a wealthy capitalist of Sandusky; Miller Outcalt, our 
prominent and efficient attorney, and Ollie McGrew. This Cin¬ 
cinnati Junior nine also played others outside of the State, as 
junior nines were being formed in all parts of the country. 

There was also a junior nine among the Buckeye Baseball 
Club which had some very good players among the boys. They 
adopted the same uniform as the Buckeye Club, which was the 
same as the Cincinnati Club; namely, white flannel suits and 
red stockings, but instead of the letter C on their shirts they 
had the letter B. 

Just as soon as the red stockings came into use by the Cin¬ 
cinnati Club, it seemed that every club that was formed here at 
that time adopted them. 

The Buckeye Juniors were frequently matched against the 
Cincinnati Juniors, but most of the time the latter were just a 
little too strong for the former. 


BUCKEYE JUNIORS. 


Charles C. McBrair 

- House. 

- Neiman. 

- Trahy . 

Charles Ulmer .... 

- Dickman_ 

- O’Dowd. 

Harry Crane. 

- Sunman . 


, .Right Field 

.Catcher 

.Pitcher 

... Shortstop 
... First Base 
.Second Base 
.. Third Base 
. .Left Field 
Center Field 


There were also other nines of youngsters located in our 
different suburbs during the latter sixties. Prominent among 
them was the Pickwick Baseball Club, of Walnut Hills. This 
club was organized in the fall of 1867, and had the reputation 
of defeating every nine of boys with whom they contested, 
with the exception of the Cincinnati Juniors, for these boys 
never made a match with the Pickwicks. This club existed 
from 1867 to 1872, when, at that time, many of the boys were 




































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75 


obliged to go to the Eastern colleges, thus breaking up the 
club. Chas. A. Gould was the secretary of the club. 

One of the most interesting games played by the Pickwicks 
was in the spring of 1868, when they were matched with the 
first nine of the Fairmount Baseball Club, of Fairmount. The 
score in the ninth inning stood 35 to 35, and when the tenth 
inning started great enthusiasm was displayed on both sides, 
but the Pickwicks came out victorious in a score of 51 to 36. 
We give below the players on each side, with the score made 
on that day: 


PICKWICKS. 


Preach Marsh .Pitcher 

Thomas Wheelright .Right Field 

Thomas Macavoy.Center Field 

Charles A. Gould.Second Base 

Willis Kemper.First Base 

Nap Trenner.Left Field 

Harry Hattersley.Catcher 

Chas. Van .Shortstop 

Dick George.Third Base 


FAIRMOUNTS. 

Golden . 

Richards . 

Merryweather . 

Chandler . 

Moor . 

Taggert. 

Beasley . 

Stewart. 

Minor. 


.Pitcher 

.Right Field 
.Center Field 
Second Base 
.. First Base 
.. .Left Field 

.Catcher 

... Shortstop 
.. Third Base 


The game lasted 2 hours and 40 minutes. Douglas Allison, 
of the Cincinnati Club, was the umpire, and Messrs. Francisco 
and Lang were the scorers. 


Innings .1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 

Pickwicks.0*4 5 2 2 1 5 2 4 16 51 

Fairmounts .0 8 6 0 0 10 1 2 8 1 36 























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A HISTORY 


Joe Griffith and William Seeds were also good players of 
the Pickwick Club. The regular grounds* of the club were 
called the River Hill Grounds, and were located where the 
residences of Mr. Thomas P. Egan, Mr. Lawrence Maxwell and 
Judge Howard Ferris now stand. 

Mount Auburn fell into line with her nine of boys, which 
was composed of a lot of youngsters whose enthusiasm in the 
game was as unbounded as that of the members of the senior 
organizations. Their grounds were located on the present site 
of the Riding Club, and near where the catcher stood was a pond 
where the boys would alternate swimming with a game of 
baseball. The ball would frequently fall into the pond, and 
Mel Strobridge, the catcher, would often practise a great fish¬ 
ing feat in reaching after it with a long pole. The first bat 
used by the boys was of home manufacture, having been made 
out of an old wagon shaft procured from the neighboring black¬ 
smith shop. It was a good one, nevertheless, for it lasted a 
long while. The boys' wore the same uniform as the Cincinnati 
Baseball Club. The team of the Mount Auburn Baseball Club 
was: 


Cliff Williams.Pitcher 

J. Melvin Strobridge.Catcher 

Oliver Kinsey.Shortstop 

Albert Whetstone. Center Field 

Nelson Perry.Second Base 

George Kolker.Third Base 

Rufus B. Smith.Right Field 

Charles L. Burgoyne.Left Field 

William M. Allen.First Base and Captain 

There were some other good players connected with the 
Mount Auburn Baseball Club, including William H. Taft, our 
Secretary of War; Stewart Shillito, C. A. Bennett, R. Douglas, 
8. Douglas and Thomas Allen. 

The Avondale youngsters were so enthusiastic over the 
game of baseball that enough were gathered together in that 
village to form two nines. One was made up of the younger 
element and one of the older. Their grounds were located 











From a recent photo. 

GEORGE H. KOLKER, 

Third Baseman 

Mt. Auburn Baseball Team, 1868 . 













BASEBALL IN CINCINNATI 


79 


about where the new Jewish Temple now stands, and many 
were the exciting games played there. 

Lewis W. Irwin was the captain of the older nine, and was 
considered the heaviest batter among the boys at that time. 
He could use either his left or right hand with equal dexterity, 
and in this way he puzzled the pitcher of the contesting nine 
to such an extent, and batted the ball with such force, that a 
home run was often placed to his credit. John C. Hart was 
also an excellent player. 

The older nine of the Avondale boys had for their players: 


J. Wayne Neff.... 
William Greenwood 

John C. Hart. 

Dan 0 ’Connell.... 
James Campbell... 
Lewis W. Irwin 

Samuel Hart. 

George Cloon. 

Jordon P. Hart. ... 


.Pitcher 

.Catcher 

..Shortstop 

.First Base 

.Second Base 

Third Base and Captain 

.Right Field 

.Center Field 

.Left Field 


The younger nine of Avondale boys had for their players?: 


Charles Dury. 

Henry Dury. 

Frank Phipps. 

William Woodward 

Charles Evans. 

George Peachey 

George Haven. 

George Winston..., 
W. O. Coffin. 


Pitcher and Captain 

.Catcher 

.Shortstop 

.First Base 

.Second Base 

.Third Base 

.Left Field 

.Right Field 

.Center Field 


Clifton was not behind with her young nine of baseball 
fans. They were all excellent and enthusiastic players, and 
the team was composed of the following boys: 


William McAlpin.Pitcher 

John C. Sherlock.Catcher 

George Smith.Shortstop 























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A HISTORY 


Wilson Smith.First Base 

Charles H. Resor.Third Base 

Edward Andrews.Second Base and Captain 

Albert Bennett.Left Field 

James Keyes.Center Field 

Charles Wells.Right Field 

The other members of the club were: John Brown, Wil¬ 
liam Brotherton, H. Keyes, H. Yon Phul, H. Hughes, Thomas 
Barclay. 

The Clifton boys often played with the lads on the other 
hilltops’, and their scores were very creditable. 

There was also a nine of boys on East Walnut Hills, who 
called themselves the Woodburn Baseball Club, and whose 
grounds were near the corner of Woodburn Avenue and Chapel 
Street. Many of the Junior nines from the other suburbs and 
from the city often came to these grounds to play the Wood- 
burns. Among the players were: E. W. Walker, George H. 

Kolker, Dick George, Salsbury French, Joseph Griffith, - 

Ralfey. 

At the twelfth convention of the National Association of 
Baseball Players, held in Philadelphia, December 11 and 12, 
1867, the junior clubs of the country were represented by dele¬ 
gates. In looking over the minutes of the two days’ session, 
we find a reference to them in the following words: “The 
great majority of delegates present were gentlemen of char¬ 
acter and influence, who would have reflected credit on any 
legislative assemblage of the kind in the country.” 

The Ohio Federation of the National Association was organ¬ 
ized September 25, 1867, with Aaron B. Champion, President, 
and Frank Harvey, Secretary, and the delegates to the con¬ 
vention that year were George F. Sands and J. A. Scarrit, who 
represented forty-two clubs in Ohio, fourteen of which were 
in Cincinnati. 

During the winter of 1867-’68 the grounds of the Cincin¬ 
nati Baseball Club were flooded for skating purposes, and it 
was here that the first game of baseball was played on skates. 
The interest in baseball was so* great then that even the winter 
did not lessen the enthusiasm in the game. 









Prom a recent photo. 

EDWARD H. MARSH, 

Center Fielder 

Cincinnati Junior Baseball Team, 1868. 







BASEBALL IN CINCINNATI 


83 


Men on the Team. 

In the latter part of 1867 the Cincinnati Club formed a 
regularly organized nine to play throughout the coming year, 
and it was known as the first nine. This was composed of the 


following players: 

Harry Wright.. „.Pitcher 

Fred Waterman.Third Base 

Douglas Allison.Catcher 

Charles H. Gould.First Base 

Asa Brainard....Second Base 

J. William Johnson.Right Field 

Rufus King.Center Field 

J. V. B. Hatfield.Left Field 

John Con How.Shortstop 

Moses Grant.Substitute 


The above were the regular positions of the players, but 
occasionally they would change about a little. 

The origin of the uniform of the Cincinnati Baseball Club 
is not generally known. When baseball first started, the play¬ 
ers adopted a uniform similar to that used by the cricket clubs 
—shirt, cap and long trousers. At a meeting held in the office 
of Aaron B. Champion, then at 75 West Third Street, the sub¬ 
ject of uniform was discussed and a number of designs were 
submitted. That designed and submitted by George B. Ellard, 
namely, short white flannel trousers, white flannel shirt and 
red stockings, was finally accepted and adopted, hence the 
origin of the name of the club. As the long red stockings were 
necessarily made to order, they were quite expensive, for they 
were up to that time unknown. 

Woman Made First Uniforms. 

The orders for the manufacture of the uniforms for the 
nines of 1867- ’68- ’69- ’70 were given by Mr. Ellard to Mrs. 
Bertha Bertram, who at that time conducted a tailoring estab¬ 
lishment on Elm Street, near Elder. Mrs. Bertram has the 
distinction of making the first uniforms that were ever worn 
by members of the Cincinnati Baseball Club, the style of which 












84 


A HISTORY 


has been changed but very little up to the present day. She 
also made the uniforms for other clubs which came into ex¬ 
istence here during the seventies and early eighties, among 
which were the Ravens, Shamrocks, Stars, Riversides, Mutuals 
(of Cumminsville), and many others. 

It will be interesting to note just at this point the style of 
the uniforms used by other clubs in the country; one in par¬ 
ticular which we have in mind is that of the Louisville Base¬ 
ball Club, of Louisville, Ky. This club was organized April 
10, 1865, and the uniform which they adopted and used for 
some time, consisted of a grey flannel shirt, trimmed with 
scarlet; black and white check cap, blue jeans pants and black 
patent leather belt. 

A Great Base Runner. 

In 1868 the New York Clipper offered nine very handsome 
gold medals, to be given among those players of all the clubs; 
in the country who made the best averages in their respective 
positions. The Cincinnati Club captured three of them, being 
awarded to J. Hatfield, as left fielder; Fred Waterman, as 
third baseman, and J. William Johnson, the well-known and 
popular attorney of our city, as right fielder. Mr. Johnson was 
considered the swiftest runner on the bases in his day, and 
held the record of running around the four bases in fourteen 
and a half seconds. Mr. Berthong, the catcher and right fielder 
of the Nationals, was the only one in the country to excel Mr. 
Johnson’s time, his being just the fraction of a second under 
Mr. Johnson’s. One would hardly believe to-day, when looking 
at the little, good-natured, gray-haired lawyer, as he sits at his 
desk in the Fourth National Bank Building, that he held the 
enviable record of never having been put out while stealing a 
base, and on several occasions succeeded in stealing home from 
third. He could fill the position of second or third base, as 
well as right field, with equal dexterity and success. 


A Wonderful Ball Thrower. 

J. V. B. Hatfield, the great left fielder and catcher of the 
Cincinnati Club, was a wonderful thrower. One day upon the 



From a recent photo. 

J. WILLIAM JOHNSON, 
Right Fielder 

Cincinnati Baseball Team, 1868 , 






BASEBALL IN CINCINNATI 


87 


grounds he threw a baseball over the field six times, three times 
with the wind and three times against, covering the distances 
respectively of 123, 129 and 132 yards, and 127, 127 and 126 
yards. The judges of the throws were “Doc” John Draper, 
at the point of throwing, and J. C. How and Harry Wright, 
where the ball dropped. The measurements were taken by 
Harry Wright and George B. Ellard. Others afterwards took 
the measurements to verify those taken officially by Wright and 
Ellard. 

This record stood for some time, but in October of 1872, 
upon the Union Grounds in Brooklyn, Hatfield threw the ball 
a distance of 133 yards, 1 foot and 7% inches. 

In September and October of 1888, there was a contest given 
in Cincinnati, under the auspices of the Cincinnati Enquirer, 
when Ed. W. Williamson threw a ball the distance of 133 yards 
and 11 inches, just 8% inches under that made by Hatfield. 

The games of 1868 were exceedingly interesting, and one 
especially is called to mind, played August 26, with the Unions, 
of Morrisania, N. Y. The wildest enthusiasm prevailed among 
the spectators at this game, the innings being so close that it 
was difficult to foresee who would win. The game finally 
ended with a score of 13 to 12, in the Reds’ favor. The excite¬ 
ment of the ladies present reached its highest pitch, handker¬ 
chiefs were waved, and cheer upon cheer from the fair sex 
went forth as each inning was decided. One enthusiastic 
woman present waved her parasol high in the air, and, not 
noticing the close proximity of a gentleman’s head in front of 
her, brought it down with such force upon his cranium that 
the handle broke, leaving her parasol a wreck and tears of 
pain welling up in the eyes of her victim. “Oh, pardon me,” 
she cried, in dismay. “Do not mention it,” he replied, with 
gallantry; “I suffer for a good cause.” The men recklessly 
threw their hats in the field, to see them trodden under foot, 
with not a sign of regret. It was estimated that there were 
10,000 people present, one-half of whom were ladies, the wives, 
mothers, sisters and sweethearts of the bays all wanting the 
Reds to win, as all felt a self-interest in the game. It was not 
an uncommon occurrence to see a hundred or more private 


88 


A HISTORY 


carriages present on the grounds at these early games. The 
club that year was occupying grounds just back of Lincoln 
Park, having moved from its previous ones at the foot of Rich¬ 
mond Street the latter part of 1867, as these new grounds were 
more convenient to the horse cars, which then ran in front of 
the park, in Freeman Street. These grounds were leased at 
an annual rental of $2,000. 


Growth of the Sport. 

The interest in the various games had increased to such 
an extent that the attendance was becoming larger at each 
game played. It was found necessary to increase the seating 
capacity, and plans were submitted to erect a large octagonal 
building at the southeast corner of the grounds. Those de¬ 
signed by James McLaughlin, the architect, were accepted, and 
the building was erected at a cost of $2,350. 

As the Cincinnati Club did not require its grounds every 
day in the week, upon those days when they were not used the 
privilege of playing on the grounds was rented out to various 
other local clubs at a rental of $25 per month. 

The clubs that used them were the Live Oaks, the Charter 
Oak, the Great Western and the Buckeye. When any local 
club had a game with the Cincinnati Club on its grounds they 
were given one-third of the net receipts, and when an Eastern 
or outside club came to play they were allowed one-half of the 
net receipts. 

Another game which is called to mind was played August 
5, 1868, with the Hickory Baseball Club, of McConnelsville, 0. 
This club was the pride of Morgan County, and it was con¬ 
sidered by its admirers, no less than in its own estimation, the 
toughest timber that ever stepped over the grassy field. The 
game was played here, and just before it was called the catcher 
of the Hickorys, whose height was about six feet four, and 
whose hair was as fine a carrot color as any one wished to see, 
asked for the information that should he knock a ball over 
the fence would he be allowed a home run. 

He was answered in the affirmative, when a broad grin 
spread over his face, which said as much, “What easy marks 


THE NEW YORK CLIPPER MEDAL. 


Won by J. William Johnson. 

Being judged the best player in his position among all of the clubs 
in the country in 1868. 












BASEBALL IN CINCINNATI 


91 


we have run against.” When the game ended it was plainly 
noticeable that this tall herculean wonder never scored a run, 
having struck out the first two times’ he went to the bat. The 
pitcher of that famous nine was also a very bright individual. 
When a man was stealing second from first, while the ball was 
in his hands, he would throw it to second backwards without 
looking around; it invariably went wide of its mark and run¬ 
ners reached second safely. The game resulted in a score of 
59 to 16 in favor of the Reds’. The bat used in these early 
games was about the same as it is now and the ball was a 
trifle larger, but it contained two and one-half ounces of rubber, 
and it was probably owing to this cause that the scores were 
larger than those made to-day. The diamond was the same 
size, but the field was of greater dimensions. The standard 
ball of ’68 was made by a man named Ross, whose establish¬ 
ment was in Brooklyn, N. Y. They were all hand-made, and 
cost $2.50 each, while a good bat would cost $1.50. 

Not only did the game of baseball inspire the Cincinnati 
Club to achieve the most wonderful scores in the game, but it 
stimulated the poetic muse to give expression to verses of more 
than ordinary merit. Many, many years before * 4 Casey at the 
Bat” had ever appeared, the divine afflatus welled up in the 
brain of a member of the Cincinnati Baseball Club in the latter 
sixties, and the following poem appeared in many of the papers 
of the time, showing the high esteem in which the players 
whose names are mentioned were held: 


THE CINCINNATI BASEBALL CLUB SONG. 

BY A MEMBER. 

(Air —“Bonnie Bine Flag”) 

We are a band of baseball players 
From “Cincinnati City;” 

We come to toss the ball around, 

And sing to you our ditty. 

And if you listen to our song 
We are about to sing, 

We’ll tell you all about baseball, 

And make the welkin ring. 


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A HISTORY 


Chorus. 

Hurrah! Hurrah! 

For the noble game, hurrah! 

“Red Stockings” all will toss the ball. 
And shout our loud hurrah. 

Our Captain is a goodly man, 

And Harry is his name; 

Whate’er he does, ’tis always “Wright,” 
So says the voice of fame. 

And as the Pitcher of our nine, 

We think he can’t be beat; 

In many a fight, old Harry Wright 
Has saved us from defeat. 

Chorus. 

The man who catches Harry’s balls, 

It passes all belief, 

He’s so expert in catching “fouls,” 

We have dubbed him “chicken thief.” 

And if a player’s on his first, 

He’d better hold it fast; 

With “Johnny Hat” behind the bat, 

The balls are seldom passed. 

Chorus. 

In many a game that we have played, 

We’ve needed a First Base, 

But now our opponents will find 
The “basket” in its place. 

And if you think he “muffs” the balls, 
Sent into him red hot, 

You’ll soon be fooled by “Charlie Gould,” 
And find he “muffs” them not. 

Chorus. 

We travel on to Second Base, 

And Brainard there is found; 

He beats the world in catching “flies,” 

And covering the ground. 

And as the Pitcher of our nine, 

Whene’er ’tis best to change, 

The man will find that plays behind, 

That “Asa” has the range. 

Chorus. 



From a recent photo. 

JOSEPH BLAIR, 

Left Fielder 

Cincinnati Junior Baseball Team, 1868. 









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And lest the boys should thirsty get 
When after balls they’ve ran, 

We take with us, where’er we go, 

A jolly “Waterman.” 

Upon Third Base he stops hot balls. 

And sends them in so fine. 

That all have said that jolly “Fred” 

Is home upon the nine. 

Chorus. 

Our Shortstop is a man of worth, 

We hope he’ll never die; 

He stops all balls that come to him; 

He’s grim death on the “fly.” 

The many deeds he has performed. 

We will not here relate, 

But tell you now that “Johnny How” 

As a player is first-rate. 

Chorus. 

The infield now is traveled o’er; 

The out comes next in line, 

And “Moses Grant” is brought to view, 
Right Fielder in our nine. 

He knows the place, he plays right well, 
To none the palm he’ll yield; 

He’s bound you shan’t catch “Moses Grant” 
A “napping” in right field. 

Chorus. 

There is a man upon our nine, 

To him a verse we’ll sing; 

You all have heard of him before, 

His name is Rufus King. 

.Just now he plays as Center Field, 
Sometimes as Second Base; 

-We all have proof that merry “Ruf” 

Is worthy of the place. 

Chorus. 

•Come, fill your glasses to the brim 
With joyous, sparkling wine, 

And drink a toast to all that’s “Left” 

Of the ’riginal First Nine. 

Of all the men who first essayed 
Upon that nine to play, 


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There’s only one, and that’s “Johnson,” 

Who holds a place to-day. 

CH0RU3. 

To win the game we play to-day, 

We earnestly shall try, 

And hope our expectations won’t 
Be captured on the “fly.” 

We shall expect a quick return 
To toss the ball around; 

We’ll welcome all to games of ball 
Upon our “Union Ground.” 

Chorus. 

Harry Wright Married. 

The date of September 10, 1868, marked the marriage of 
Harry Wright, the hero and idol of the Cincinnati Baseball 
Club. The evening of his marriage the club presented him 
with a handsome gold watch, with a $100 five per cent. Gov¬ 
ernment bond in which the watch was wrapped, as an appre¬ 
ciation of the kindly feeling it had for him, and for the faith¬ 
ful and efficient work he had done on the field. The members 
of the nine of the Cincinnati Club also presented Mr. Wright 
with a beautiful gold medal, upon which was inscribed his 
name with those of all the players on the nine. 

Baseball Correspondents and Sporting Editors. 

It seemed that especial care was taken to make the reports 
of these games of early days very interesting. 

The sporting editors and correspondents of the various 
journals throughout the country sent in the most reliable and 
impartial information. Even their own personal enthusiasm 
never allowed their judgment to go astray, and very few in¬ 
stances occurred where any of their statements were called into 
question. So much was thought of the efforts of these gentle¬ 
men that at one of the conventions held by the National Asso¬ 
ciation of Baseball Players they passed the following flattering 
tribute upon Mr. Henry Chadwick, who was connected with 
the New York Clipper: 

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Henry Chadwick, a gentleman who has had long experience in the 
reporting of baseball, cricket and aquatics for several journals, 
and whose reports are universally admitted to be of a reliable, 
impartial and talented character. Mr. Chadwick bestows a 
care, attention and pains upon his reports which have won for 
them a standard reputation and influence with all who take 
any interest in American outdoor pastimes. Knowing and ap¬ 
preciating their worth and value, it affords us sincere pleasure 
and gratification to add our humble testimony in behalf of 
their conceded merit and excellence. ” 


Indians Play on the Union Grounds. 


During the summer of 1868 the Cincinnati Baseball Club 
presented a novel attraction for the citizens. They brought a 
number of Indians from the Northwest to play a game of 
raquette on their grounds. This was a game among the Indians 
similar to that of la crosse. In their gay attire and painted 
faces they presented a very picturesque appearance and af¬ 
forded much enjoyment to the spectators, as this was the first 
time anything of the kind ever appeared in Cincinnati. They 
were given the clubhouse in which to camp during their visit, 
and it is well remembered that it took a month to deodorize 
the premises which they had occupied. 

There were also some exciting and amusing games played 
in 1868 which were not down on the regular schedule for the 
Union Grounds. One of these was played on July 12 between 
the Book Shovers, of Robert Clarke & Company, and the Eclec¬ 
tics, of Wilson, Hinkle & Company, which is now the American 
Book Company. The Book Shovers’ nine was composed of the 
following players: 


Edward Woodruff 
Harvey Anderson, 

- McClintock . 

- Ayres. 

John Dickinson. . , 

Walter Wild. 

Charles Wild. 

R. D. Barney. 

- Stoerle . 


.Pitcher 

. .. Shortstop 

.Catcher 

... First Base 
Second Base 
. .Third Base 
.. .Left Field 
Center Field 
.Right Field 














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The Eclectics had the following players on their nine: 


A. Howard Hinkle 
George Werner... 

- Tinsley . 

George Beggs- 

Samuel Dustin 
Henry C. Sherick. 
Harry T. Ambrose 
James McCormick, 
Robert F. Leaman, 
Louis Gerling.... 
W. B. Thalheimer. 


Pitcher and Captain 

.Catcher 

.Shortstop 

.First Base 

.Second Base 

.Third Base 

.Left Field 

.Center Field 

.Right Field 

.... Change Pitcher 
.Scorer 


The Eclectics worked hard to win the game, but they were 
finally obliged to give way to the Book Shovers in a score of 
46 to 28. 

Woman Reports Game. 


Another game was played on October 8 of the same year, 
which was quite an event among the social circles of our city. 
There were a great many ladies present, and this was the first 
game of baseball in Cincinnati that was reported to the papers 
by a woman. The contesting teams were the Biscuits and the 
Muffins. 

THE BISCUITS. 


Jajor J. J. McDowell 

Hunter Brooke. 

F. Armstrong. 

W. S. Ridgway... ’... 

Major Newlin. 

A. H. Bugher. 

Nathaniel Wright.... 

Major Norton. 

Joseph How. 


.Catcher 

.Pitches 

.. First Base 
Second Base 
.. Third Base 
... Shortstop 
. .Left Field 
Center Field 
.Right Field 


THE MUFFINS. 

John Burnet .Catcher 

T. H. Wright.Pitcher 

T. Taylor.First Base 



























From his last photo taken 1904. 

major j. j. mcdowell, 

Member 

Cincinnati Baseball Club, 1866 - 1871 . 









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- Atkinson.Second Base 

Major Howell.Third Base 

William Williamson .Shortstop 

Captain McIntosh.Left Field 

W. Shoenberger.Center Field 

Major Lowe.Right Field 


The ladies were vociferous in their cheers, and waved their 
parasols and handkerchiefs at every good move made on the 
part of the players. Major McDowell made five home runs on 
that day, but was put out—of breath—several times. Nat 
Wright fielded well, and caught many high flies as well as the 
frequent smiles of the ladies. Billy Williamson also caught 
many side glances from the fair sex. The game ended in a 
score of 41 to 34 in favor of the Biscuits. A number of officers 
from the Newport Barracks were present to witness this game. 

Sedate and staid old Third Street also got into line with its 
baseball teams. Bankers and insurance men came down off of 
their high pedestals and joined in the furore of the day. An 
interesting game was played between the members of the First 
National Bank and those of the Third National. One can 
scarcely imagine, to look at these staid and elderly gentlemen 
living to-day, that they ever took part in a game of baseball, 
but they still recall the fact with pleasure and dwell upon it 
as a happy reminiscence. We give the players on both sides. 
The game was played in July, 1868. 


FIRST NATIONALS. 

Harry Guild. 

Charles Phaler. 

Dick Williamson. 

R. Purcell. 

Samuel McKeehan. 

G. W. Forbes. 

Frank Guild. 

Allen Hinchman... 

C. F. Tower. 


. .First Base 

.Catcher 

Second Base 
Center Field 
.. Third Base 

..Pitcher 

.Right Field 
... Shortstop 
.. .Left Field 


THIRD NATIONALS. 


H. C. Yergason 
John Findlay. 


.. .Pitcher 
Left Field 



















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A HISTORY 


Charles Nash . 

W. P. Thomas. 

Samuel W. Ramp 
George McLaughlin.. 

W. S. Griffith. 

William Worthington 
Griffith P. Griffith..., 


.Catcher 

Center Field 
... Shortstop 
.. Third Base 
. .First Base 
Second Base 
.Right Field 


Fred Waterman, of the Cincinnati Club, umpired the game, 
which resulted in a score of 36 to 21 in favor of the Third 
Nationals. 

The insnirance men of Third Street were not to be outdone 
when it came to a game of baseball, so they challenged the 
Bankers to a game, which drew a large attendance and great 
enthusiasm. 

THE INSURANCE NINE. 


H. A. Glassford.Pitcher 

Charles S. Scanlan.Catcher 

C. McCord.First Base 

E. E. Townley.Second Base 

J. II. Beattie.Third Base 

H. Van Yalkenberg.Shortstop 

S. B. Markland.Right Field 

B. F. Davidson.Center Field 

S. C. Benjamin..Left Field 


THE BANKERS. 

Charles Nash . 


S. Ramp. 

G. W. Forbes... 
Thomas’ Johnson 
“Tave” Tudor. 
PI. C. Yergason.. 
R. W. Richey... 
M. Y. B. Lee... 


.Pitcher 

.... .Catcher 
.. First Base 
Second Base 
.Third Base 
... Shortstop 
.Right Field 
Center Field 


The game ended in a score of 43 to 25 in favor of the 
Bankers. Home runs were made by Yergason, Markland, 
Glassford, Tudor, Lee, Johnson, Ramp and Forbes. This great 
game was played on the 1st of August, 1868. 



























From his last photo taken 1907. 

COL. THOMAS F. SHAY, 
Catcher 

Baltic Baseball Team, 1868 . 





















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107 


Cincinnati possessed a number o>f baseball clubs’ during the 
year 1868 which frequently played matches on the grounds of 
the Cincinnati Club, and drew a large attendance at each of 
the games played. They were— 


Crescent Baseball Club. 

Avenue Baseball Club. 

Columbia Baseball Club, of Columbia. 

East End Baseball Club. 

Fairmount Baseball Club. 

Ironsides Baseball Club. 

I. X. L. Baseball Club. 

Pastime Baseball Club. 

Red Hook Baseball Club. 

Walnut Hills Baseball Club. 

Lightfoot Baseball Club, of Madisonville. 
Crusaw Baseball Club, of Pendleton. 
Harmony Baseball Club. 

Hun-ki-do-ri Baseball Club. 

Laurel Baseball Club. 

Marion Baseball Club. 

Red Hot Baseball Club. 

Social Baseball Club. 

Independent Baseball Club. 

Banner Baseball Club. 

Osceola Baseball Club. 

Baltic Baseball Club. 

Indianola Baseball Club. 

Reliable Baseball Club, of Covington, Ky. 
Crockett Baseball Club. 

Eagle Baseball Club, of Dayton, Ky. 
Monitor Baseball Club. 

Ludlow Baseball Club, of Ludlow, Ky. 
Arctic Baseball Club. 

Minneola Baseball Club. 

Resolute Baseball Club. 

Irving Baseball Club, of Covington, Ky. 
Haymaker Baseball Club, of Covington, Ky. 
Alaska Baseball Club. 


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A HISTORY 


SCORES MADE BY THE CINCINNATI BASEBALL t!LUB DURING 
THE SEASON OF 1868. 



RED STOCKINGS. 

OPPONENTS. 

May 6. 

Great Westerns, of Cincinnati. 

.41 

7 

9. 

Xenias, of Xenia, O. 

.51 

19 

21. 

Copecs, of Covington, Ky.*.. 

.30 

14 

23. 

Buckeyes, of Cincinnati. 

.28 

10 

30. 

Live Oaks, of Cincinnati. 

.72 

5 

June 6. 

Athletics, of Philadelphia, Pa. 

.13 

20 lost 

11. 

Riversides, of Portsmouth, O. 

.59 

17 

20. 

Miamis, of Yellow Springs, O. 

.71 

12 

27. 

Xenias, of Xenia, O. 

.60 

13 

July 2. 

Railway Unions, of Cleveland, O. 

.52 

16 

4. 

Unions, of St. Louis, Mo. 

.70 

7 

6. 

Athletics, of Philadelphia, Pa. 

.19 

40 lost 

13. 

Copecs, of Covington, Ky. 

.53 

4 

24. 

Riversides, of Portsmouth, O. 

.34 

16 

27. 

Live Oaks, of Cincinnati. 

.53 

11 

29. 

Live Oaks, of Cincinnati. 

.48 

3 

Aug. 3. 

Railway Unions, of Columbus, O. 

.34 

16 

4. 

Capitols, of Columbus, O. 

.43 

5 

5. 

Hickories, of McConnelsville, O. 

.59 

16 

6. 

Baltics, of Wheeling, W. Va. 


8 

7. 

Mears, of Steubenville, O. 

.60 

20 

8. 

Olympics, of Pittsburg, Pa. 

.29 

14 

10. 

Alleghenies, of Allegheny City, Pa. 

.25 

13 

12. 

Forest Citys, of Cleveland, O. 

.44 

22 

24. 

Unions, of Morrisania, N. Y. 

. 8 

12 lost 

25. 

Unions, of Morrisania, N. Y. 

.13 

12 

29. 

Buckeyes, of Cincinnati. 

.20 

12 

Sept. 14. 

Actives, of Indianapolis, Ind. 

.54 

' 7 

16. 

Live Oaks, of Cincinnati. 

.38 

17 

17. 

Great Westerns, of Cincinnati. 

.38 

2 

19. 

Excelsiors, of Rochester, N. Y. 

.27 

11 

20. 

Excelsiors, of Rochester, N. Y. 


4 

23. 

Nationals, of Washington, D. C. 

.16 

10 

24. 

Olympics, of Washington, D. C. 

. 9 

22 lost 

25. 

Enterprises, of Baltimore, Md. 

.24 

3 

27. 

Athletics, of Philadelphia, Pa. 


15 lest 

28. 

Olympics, of Philadelphia, Pa. 


20 

Oct. 1. 

Atlantics, of Brooklyn, N. Y. 


31 lost 

2. 

Mutuals, of New York City, N. Y. 

.29 

28 

3. 

Unions, of Morrisania, N. Y. 

.Refused to play. 

4. 

Keystones, of Philadelphia Pa. 


24 lost 

6. 

Unions or Haymakers, of Lansingburg, N. Y. 

..27 

8 

7. 

Excelsiors, of Rochester, N. Y. 

.21 

11 









































From a recent photo. 

HON. THOMAS J. COGAN, 
Right Fielder 

Baltic Baseball Team, 1868 . 




































































































































































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BED STOCKINGS. OPPONENTS. 

8. Niagaras, of Buffalo, N. Y.24 8 

9. Nationals, of Albany, N. Y.17 1 

11. Railway Unions, of Cleveland, 0.41 8 

12. Forest Citys, of Cleveland, 0.33 14 

17. Picked Nine, of Cincinnati.32 15 

Nov. 2. Picked Nine, of Cincinnati.38 21 


The Red Stockings had arranged some months’ before to 
play the Unions, of Morrisania, on October 3, while they were 
on their Eastern tour. This game was to have been played just 
after the Red Stockings had played their game with the Mu¬ 
tuals, of New York City. 

The rule was, at this time, that if the champion club (which 
was the Union in 1867) had lost two games out of three with 
some other club, they were to resign their title to the winning 
club. The Unions had lost and won a game with the Red 
Stockings, and had also done the same thing with the Mutuals, 
of New York. When the Cincinnati Club was to play the 
deciding game with the Unions, they were subjected to one 
of the meanest and most ungentlemanly tricks ever imposed 
upon a baseball club. 

Early in the season the New York Clipper had offered a 
gold ball to the club which won the championship in 1868, and 
the Unions, fearing that the prize might be carried off by a 
Western club, instead of playing the Red Stockings, came to 
New York and played the Mutuals, with whom they lost the 
championship, thus making it impossible for the Cincinnati 
Club to have a chance to win the cherished trophy, as they 
had already played their game with the Mutuals. Other games 
were played in the East, the Athletics, of Philadelphia, finally 
winning the pennant. The New York Clipper, published in 
October of 1868, commented on this episode in the following: 

“We wish to allude to the treatment of the Cincinnati 
Club, of Cincinnati, 0., by the Unions, of Morrisania. On their 
Western tour the Unions won and lost a game with the Cin¬ 
cinnati Club. It was claimed by the Unions that the game lost 
was merely an exhibition game and did not count in the series. 
Our special correspondent, who accompanied the Unions, so 
recorded it, but we stated at the time, with appended note to 








112 


A HISTORY 


his remarks, that we regarded it as a match game, and we have 
since understood that the Western champions so regarded it. 
On their recent Eastern tour, the Cincinnatis were advertised 
to play the Unions on the 3d inst., but upon the arrival of the 
visiting club in the metropolis, they heard that the Unions’ 
would not play them. * * * We do know that the West¬ 

ern players expected that the game would come off, and were 
considerably disappointed in the failure of the Unions to meet 
them.” 

A similar treatment was imposed upon the Atlantics, of 
Brooklyn, N. Y., by the Unions, as the Atlantics had challenged 
the Unions in the early part of the season to play matches for 
the championship. 

When, on October 11th and 12th, the Cincinnati Club 
played their games with the Forest City and Railway Union 
Baseball Clubs, of Cleveland, Ohio, the Cleveland papers com¬ 
mented on the players of the Cincinnati nine. ‘‘Since it has 
come to be that a State or city is in so important a sense rep¬ 
resented by its leading baseball clubs, it must have been a 
gratifying thing to the visitors at the ball grounds on Saturday 
to find that our State is represented abroad by a club so emi¬ 
nent in all the amenities of good behavior and gentlemanly 
deportment, as well as sharp, unerring play. A body of 
lithe, well-formed young men, with clear, intelligent, manly 
faces, quiet and reserved on the field, and of unexceptional mor¬ 
als, such is the Cincinnati Club, the darling and the pride of 
the city whose name it bears. Five hundred members, includ¬ 
ing many prominent gentlemen of the city, constitute its or¬ 
ganization. Its games are watched and read over as the sen¬ 
sation of the hour, and the sturdiest voices as well as the 
daintiest mouchoirs of Porkopoiis are raised to celebrate its 
victories/ * 


Scorer 
o o 


Catcher 

o 



Center 

O 


DIAGRAM OP A BASEBALL FIELD, 

1868. 





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Form of Application for Membership into the Cincinnati 
Baseball Club,. 


Cincinnati, 0. 

M. 

I hereby authorize and request you to present my name 
as a Candidate for Membership to the 

CINCINNATI BASEBALL CLUB, 

of Cincinnati, Ohio, and pledge me, if elected, to the support 
of the Constitution and By-Laws of said Club. 

I am not a member of, or indebted for any dues, fines or 
assessments to any Baseball Club belonging to the “National 
Association of Baseball Players, ” at the time of making this 
application. 

Name,. 

Residence, . 

Place of Business,. 

Proposed by . 

Seconded by. 

The charter roll of membership of the Cincinnati Baseball 
Club, from the years 1866 to 1871, is in the possession of the 
writer. It is handsomely inscribed and decorated upon a large 
piece of parchment, and for a number of years hung on the 
club-room wall in a neat frame. The following is an exact 
copy of all the names enrolled thereon: 


LIST OF MEMBERS OF THE ORIGINAL CINCINNATI BASEBALL 
CLUB, 1866 TO 1871. 


W. G. Allen. 

W. L. Avery. 

D. E. Adams. 

G. W. P. Atkinson. 

Larz Anderson. 

Nicholas Longworth Anderson. 
C. E. Anderson. 

K. B. Ashfield. 

L. Apjones. 

A. Adae. 

Matthew Addy. 


Douglas Allison. 
Asa Brainard. 

A. P. C. Bonte. 

C. E. Bonte. 

<J. M. Beesley. 
Harry Beesley. 

J. H. Bascom. 
Silas Bascom. 
George Bascom. 
Julius Blackburn. 
Howard B. Bates. 









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Harry C. Bates. 

Isaac Bates, Jr. 

N. P. Bartlett. 

R. M. Blatchford. 
Hunter Brooke. 

F. F. Brookes. 

James H. Beattie. 
Samuel J. Baker. 
George W. Baker. 

W. F. Burton. 

R. B. Burton. 

Ammi Baldwin. 

W. H. Baldwin. 

F. H. Baldwin. 
William P. Babbitt. 
W. J. Breed. 

H. P. Belknap. 

W. E. Brown. 

H. N. Brown. 

J. W. Batchelor. 

A. Bevis. 

J. F. Brewster. 

W. C. Boothe. 

A. D. Bullock. 

James A. Bailey. 
James R. Brockway. 
C. A. Boynton. 

Aaron B. Champion. 

S. M. Chester. 
William H. Calvert. 
C. Calvert. 

J. E. Cochnower. 

W. H. Chatfield. 
Theodore Cook. 

M. H. Crane. 

G. F. Cooke. 

Quinton Corwine. 
Robert W. Carroll. 
William M. Caldwell. 
Charles E. Callahan. 
A. G. Corre. 

Alf. Cutter. 

Enoch T. Carson. 

W. A. Clarke. 

H. Colville. 

E. W. Coles. 

James Cunningham. 


A HISTORY 

G. G. Cox. 

A. J. Clark. 

Charles Coleman. 
Edward T. Comegys. 
William B. Carter. 
Charles E. Cottom. 
W. C. Cooke. 

James Carson. 

H. C. Cady. 

John Draper. 

B. F. Davidson. 

Ozro J. Dodds. 

V/. B. Dodds. 

S. S. Davis. 

H. L. Davis. 

Lewis Davis. 

A. W. Dawson. 

Cyrus Douglas. 

Hiram DeCamp. 
Howard Douglas. 

C. B. DeCamp. 

C. H. Doughty. 
William J. Dunlap. 
Edward Dunlap. 
Robert E. Dunlap. 

J. A. Devin. 

F. H. Dugan. 

William Doyle. 

J. M. Donovan. 

R. J. Dalton. 

George B. Ellard. 
John B. Ellard. 

A. C. Edwards. 

C. M. Erkenbrecher. 
Charles M. Epply. 
William H. Epply. 

H. Echert. 

B. F. Evans. 

James C. Ernst. 

H. M. Ernst. 

R. H. Elias. 

A. Franklin. 

E. A. Ferguson. 

Dr. Z. Freeman. 

W. France. 

M. S. Forbus. 

A. H. Foster. 



From a photo taken at the time. 

RUFUS KING, 

Center Fielder 

Cincinnati Baseball Team, 1868. 




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119 


I. D. Foster. 

J. H. Finnegan. 

John Findlay. 

E. S. Frazer. 

W. B. Farrin. 

Alfred T. Goshorn. 

E. C. Goshorn. 

Henry Glassford. 
Moses Grant. 

James B. Grant. 

L. A. Green. 

C. P. Griffith. 

Griffith P. Griffith. 

W. S. Griffith. 

W. Austin Goodman. 
James N Gamble. 

W. A. Gamble. 
Charles H. Gould. 

J. B. Guthrie. 

T. C. Gaddis. 

C. Gillmore. 

G. W. Goodhue. 

C. C. Gaff. 

J. W. Gaff. 

Carter Gazlay. 

W. S. Groesbeck. 
Frank Getty. 

Theodore E. Gregg. 
Oscar Gregg. 

William Greenwood. 

R. H. Galbreath. 

John Con. How. 
George Henshaw. 
Murat Halstead. 

H. H. Hobbs. 

J. L. Haight. 

Joseph L. Hal’ 

W. H. Hall. 

W. F. Hall. 

Holmes Hoge. 

H. Henley. 

William Hobart. 

J. H. Hunter. 
William P. Hulbert. 

F. E. Hukill. 

Edward W. Hutchins. 
T. Huston. 


M. B. Hagans. 

S. J. Hale. 

H. R. Hobbie. 

A. Howard Hinkle. 
Frank Hinkle. 

J. V. B. Hatfield. 

A. M. Healy. 

J. C. Healy. 

J. C. Huntington. 

C. L. F. Huntington. 

H. D. Huntington. 
Mark Hollingshead. 

F. Hassaureck. 

G. Holterhoff. 

Andrew Hickenlooper. 
John Holland. 

H. F. Heckert. 

F. V. Hudson. 

Jas. T. Irwin. 

J. William Johnson. 
Thomas Johnson. 

A. G. Jenney. 

John P. Joyce. 

C. W. Jordan. 

L. Jacobs. 

N. A. Jeffras. 

Rufus King, Jr. 

H. L. King. 

Samuel L. Kemper. 

W. M. Kennedy. 

Josiah Kirby. 

W. F. Keppler. 

Henry Kessler. 

A. Keeler. 

Nicholas Longworth. 

T. D. Lincoln. 

A. H. Love. 

H. B. Lupton. 

C. A. Lockwood. 

R. S. Lee. 

M. V. B. Lee. 

R. W. Lee. 

A. S. Ludlow. 

W. E. Ludlow. 

F. G. Ludlow. 

H. Lane. 

H. P. Lloyd. 


120 

Frank H. Lawson. 
Henry Lewis. 

James Landy. 

John R. McLean. 

S. B. W. McLean. 

J. E. McLaughlin. 
James W. McLaughlin. 
George McCammon. 

A. F. A. McCord. 

J. J. McDowell. 

J. J. McCullom. 

J. M. McKenzie. 

R. H. McKenzie. 
William McMaster. 

A. McCormick. 

C. W. Moulton. 

C. E. Marshal. 

Stanley Matthews. 

C. Bentley Matthews. 
Thomas J. Melish. 

C. B. Montgomery. 

C. E. Malone. 

J. H. Mills. 

L. E. Mills. 

J. M. Macy. 

George A. Middleton. 

E. C. Middleton. 

W. H. Murphy. 

H. S. Miller. 

H. M. Merrell. 

R. F. Morgan. 

C. B. Marsh. 

W. E. Moore. 

J. Wayne Neff. 

Peter Rudolph Neff. 
William H. Neff. 

M. P. Neff. 

George W. Neff. 

C. H. Nash. 

William P. Neave. 
Halstead Neave. 
Thomas Neave, Jr. 
James L. Neave. 

W. P. Noble. 

Len Norton. 

E. F. Noyes. 

G. Netter. 


A HISTORY 

J. DeS. Newhall. 

J. H. O’Shaughnessy. 
Louis O’Shaughnessy. 
T. D. O’Donnel. 
William Owen. 

W. A. Oakley. 

George Pickard. 

B. P. Pierce. 

A. H. Pounsford. 
Oliver Perm. 

Joseph S. Peebles. 

H. Prentiss. 

Henry Paul. 

George H. Pendleton. 
J. L. Pugh. 

John D. Pugh. 

Harry Pugh. 

George W. Pickering. 
William Procter. 

R. B. Potter. 

I. B. Quick. 

Charles Rammelsberg. 
Frank Resor. 

Chas. O. Resor. 

I. Burnet Resor. 
William Resor, Jr. 

F. H. Rollins. 

W. E. Rianhard. 

S. W. Ramp. 

R. Ringwalt. 

W. S. Ridgeway. 

R. F. Rogers. 

J. F. Randolph. 

Job E. Stevenson. 
Bellamy Storer, Jr. 
Edward Stansberry. 

C. H. Stevens. 

C. K. Schunk. 

Charles J. Stedman. 
Henry H. Shipley. 
Murray Shipley. 

C. Shotwell. 

W. M. Snowden. 
Thomas G. Smith. 

W. B. Smith. 

James S. Smith. 

E. F. Smith. 





From his last photo taken 1888. 

JUDGE NICHOLAS LONGWORTH, 
Member 

Cincinnati Baseball Club, 1866 - 1871 . 












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123 


Earl W. Stimson. 

Leon Van Loo. 

George Shillito, Sr. 

John C. Whetstone. 

Peter Schoenberger. 

William H. Williamson. 

W. H. H. Small. 

Harry Wright. 

Charles Selves. 

Benjamin F. Wright. 

C. E. Stewart. 

Nathaniel Wright. 

W. D. Scott. 

William H. Woods. 

David Schwartz. 

John S. Woods. 

John L. Stettinius. 

Drausin Wulsin. 

J. P. Santmeyer. 

Lucien Wulsin. 

William P. Stoms. 

R. B. Wilson. 

Horace Stoms. 

F. E. Wilson. 

C. W. Starbuck. 

C. P. Wilson. 

B. D. Z. Sedam. 

H. C. Whiteman. 

H. B. Sinks. 

J. L. Wayne, Jr. 

Milton Sayler. 

J. H. Walker. 

E. B. Seeley. 

C. S. Walker. 

H. W. Seney. 

William Worthington. 

Charles S. Scanlan. 

Edward Worthington. 

W. C. Schellinger. 

J. Warfield. 

W. P. Thomas. 

Asa Woodmansee. 

C. W. Thomas. 

F. A. Woodmansee. 

J. A. Townley. 

F. Wolcott. 

Edward E. Townley. 

E. Wentworth. 

Octavius H. Tudor. 

J. A. Webb. 

Thomas H. Tudor. 

I. S. Wise. 

William Torrence. 

Fred Waterman. 

J. M. Tucker. 

Jacob Worth. 

Jas. J. Taylor 

J. W. Wilshire. 

W. W. Taylor. 

William B. Wilshire. 

L. M. Thayer. 

D. Wachman. 

Eli Terry. 

B. W. Wasson. 

W. C. Townsend. 

B. F. Williams. 

William Tilden. 

D. A. White. 

Howard Tilden. 

C. C. Winchell. 

Henry C. Urner. 

R. H. Weatherhead. 

George Vandergrift. 

H. C. Yergason. 

H. Van Valkenberg. 

H. C. Young. 


One can not refrain from contrasting the game of more 
than forty years* ago with the sport of the present time. The 
Red Stockings were purely a Cincinnati club. As one of the 
old patrons of the game remarked to the author, “It would 
have killed baseball to have brought players from other cities. ” 
People looked upon the club as a local institution. The best 
young men of the city were proud to be members of the club. 


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A HISTORY 


Men high in the business world were proud to care for the 
financial end of the team’s affairs. In those days, if the base¬ 
ball patrons had been told that later on the Cincinnati Baseball 
Club would be owned and controlled by a man that was* not 
even a resident of the State; that many of the players on the 
team would be strangers to Cincinnati, hired merely on account 
of their ability to play the game, while some Cincinnati men 
would be hired to play on teams representing other cities— 
what the lovers of the sport in 1868 would have thought of 
such a proposition is difficult to imagine. They would doubt¬ 
less have said “that under those conditions the game could not 
survive a season.” 


Union Skating Pond on the Grounds of the Cincinnati 
Baseball Club. 

The baseball season of 1868 having been successfully ended 
and wound up in a satisfactory manner, there was a meeting 
of the Board of Directors of the club held on November 4, 1868, 
at ny 2 W. Third Street, with Mr. Alfred T. Goshorn presiding. 
There were present: Messrs. S. S. Davis, Alfred T. Goshorn, 
Geo. B. Ellard, Ben F. Wright and Lucien Wuls’in. It was 
decided that the grounds would be rented to the campaign 
committee of the Union Republican Club for a mass-meeting 
to be held October 10, 1868, which did much to further the 
cause in the interest of Grant and Colfax. It was also decided 
that after this mass-meeting the grounds be banked all around 
and flooded to prepare for the coming winter skating season. 
Season tickets for skating were sold at the following prices: 


For Lady and Gentleman.$7 50 

For Lady alone . 3 00 

For Gentleman alone. 5 00 

For Child. 2 00 


The year of 1868 brought forth great excitement in the 
game of baseball. A number of nines’ had been formed during 
the year, and we make mention of some of the most important 
ones in existence at this time and the players connected with 
the clubs. 









From a recent photo. 

DR. EDWARD W. WALKER, 
Captain and Pitcher 
Indianola Baseball Team, 1868 . 
















































































































































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THE INDIANOLA BASEBALL CLUB. 


Edward W. Walker 

Horace Stoms. 

M. Flood . 

Guido Egly. 

John Carbine. 

Thomas Bettens.... 

Mark Lawton. 

Charles Sweeney.... 
Thomas McAvoy.... 


Captain and Pitcher 

.Catcher 

.Shortstop 

.First Base 

.Second Base 

.Third Base 

.Left Field 

.Right Field 

.Center Field 


The grounds of the Indianola Club were located on the 
present site of the Rookwood Pottery. Lawrence Maxwell was 
the secretary of the club. 

The Great Western Baseball Club, of this city, was quite 
a strong one, and frequently contested with both the Cincin- 
natis and the Buckeyes. The players of the nine were : 


Bacon . . 
Stiles . . 
Black . . 
Arnold . 
Holabird 
Baker .. 
Mussey . 
Garlick . 
Siebern . 


.Catcher 

.Pitcher 

... Shortstop 
. .First Base 
.Second Base 
.. Third Base 
.Right Field 
Center Field 
. .Left Field 


On their reserve force were found MessTs. Biggs, Barnes 
and Mysley. 

The Co’pecs, of Covington, Ky., were a strong club, and 
very often came on this side of the river to play matches with 
the Cincinnati and Buckeye Clubs. Interest on the other side 
of the river was as lively as it was on this side, and, although 
their nines were not as strong as’ some in Cincinnati, they, 
however, played a very good game of ball. 


THE COPEC BASEBALL CLUB, OF COVINGTON. 


Pearce Barnes .Catcher 

Charles H. Thomas.Pitcher 






















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A HISTORY 


-Graham.Shortstop 

Richard Grant.First Base 

James C. Ernst.Second Base 

James H. Van Bnren.Third Base 

-Beard.Right Field 

Thomas Reed.Center Field 

-Camnitz ..Left Field 


The Baltic Baseball Club was composed mostly of grad¬ 
uates from St. Xavier’s College, who put up a good, strong 
game. Their grounds were in the Millcreek bottoms, near the 
foot of Gest Street, but these were often played on by a lot of 
boys who hailed from the West End, and the question of who 
was to occupy them frequently resulted in a rough-and-tumble 
fight. Upon one occasion this matter of supremacy was to be 
finally decided in a contest between the two clubs. The West 
End boys picked out a tough young lad by the name of Zolar, 
who was considered by his’ associates as being able to “whip 
a barrel of wildcats.” The Baltic Club chose Otway J. Cos- 
grave, the captain and president of the Baltics, who could 
hold up his fists with any youngster that dared to run against 
him. A circle was formed, and the crowd gathered together 
to witness the battle. It was a free-for-all game, and “Ott,” 
as the boys called him, gave his opponent such a drubbing that 
in the future the Baltics’ held sway, and their right to the 
ground was ever afterwards undisputed. No doubt this is the 
first title that our prominent attorney, Otway J. Cosgrave, 
ever cleared up in a most satisfactory manner. It was by no 
long-drawn legal process. It was by no moral suasion, but was 
accomplished by aggressive force, which proved more effective 
than the most profound arguments or the most finished oratory. 

THE BALTIC BASEBALL CLUB NINE. 

Thomas F. Shay.Catcher 

James McDonough .Pitcher 

John McCarthy.Shortstop 

William Meyer.First Base 

Jacob Hoeffer.Second Base 

Otway J. Cosgrave.Third Base and Captain 



















From a recent photo. 

HON. OTWAY J. COSGRAVE, 
President and Captain 
Baltic Baseball Club, 1868. 







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131 


James Bonner. 

Patrick Cunningham. 
Thomas J. Cogan.... 

Louis Stordeur. 

Augustus Bender.... 

J. J. Sullivan. 

Michael A. Garrigan 
M. O’Dowd. 


.Left Field 

... Center Field 
... .Right Field 
Change Pitcher 
Change Catcher 

.Umpire 

.Scorer 

.Scorer 


Thomas F. Shay was a fine catcher, and when catching 
behind the bat came into vogue, young Shay adopted this style. 
He was very successful for a few games, but upon one occasion 
a very hot ball came towards him which he was unable to hold, 
and, instead of getting it in his hands, caught it squarely in 
the eye, which in consequence thereof retired him from his 
position to lay up for repairs for some days. 


The Buckeye Baseball Club Make a Toub. 

The Buckeye Baseball Club also made a tour around the 
country, playing a number of the best clubs in the surrounding 
States, and it will be interesting to know what were some of 
the scores that were made by this club during the year of 1868. 


SCORES MADE BY THE BUCKEYE BASEBALL CLUB, 

OF CINCINNATI, IN 1868. 

BUCKEYES. OPPONENTS. 


May 23. Red Stockings.10 28 

June 12. Louisville, Louisville, Ky.28 4 

5. Athletics, Philadelphia, Pa. 8 22 

July 1. Great Westerns, Cincinnati.83 11 

3. Railway Unions, Columbus, 0.49 13 

4. Atlantics, Brooklyn, N. Y. 9 28 

13. Copecs, Covington, Ky.53 4 

20. Detroits, Detroit, Mich.36 35 

21. Excelsiors, Chicago, Ill.43 22 

22. Atlantics, Chicago, Ill. 28 9 

23. Forest Citys, Rockford, Ill.19 11 

24. Bloomingtons, Bloomington, Ill.33 17 

26. Unions, St. Louis, Mo.25 8 

28. Empires, Indianapolis, Ind.44 9 

29. Actives, Indianapolis, Ind.64 23 

Aug. 11. Forest Citys, Cleveland, 0.13 

23. Unions, Morrisania, N. Y. 7 12 



























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Sept. 2. Red Stockings.12 20 

15. Forest Citys, Cleveland, 0.29 5 

16. Railway Unions, Cleveland, 0.18 16 

17. Actives, Indianapolis, Ind.44 12 

18. Forest Citys, Cleveland, 0.29 5 

19. Railway Unions, Cleveland, 0.15 13 

30. Live Oaks, Cincinnati.40 13 


At this time there was a club known as the Cincinnati 
Amateurs, who were quite active on the field. The following 
players were found among them: Harry Probasco, pitcher; 
Harry Wilson, catcher; Miller Outcalt, 2d base; E. W. Walker, 
1st; Joe Griffith, 3d; William Miller, shortstop; William Nutt, 
center field. 










From his last photo taken 1902. 

CHARLES DAVIS, 

Member 

Cincinnati Junior Baseball Club, 1868 - 1871 . 






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137 


Sir Alfred T. Goshorn. 

The Cincinnati Baseball Club was particularly fortunate in 
securing as its first president a man of such intrinsic worth and 
broad culture as Alfred T. Goshorn. Both Mr. Goshorn and Mr. 
Champion were representative men in the community, distin¬ 
guished alike for sterling traits of character, besides being at 
the same time strong in energy and in executive ability. 

With keen wisdom Mr. Goshorn directed the affairs of the 
Cincinnati Baseball Club until it stood upon a firm basis. The 
discipline received from the management as president of the 
baseball club was of signal service to Mr. Goshorn, who after¬ 
wards inaugurated the plans for the annual exhibitions of Cin¬ 
cinnati industry. 

As Director General of the Philadelphia Centennial Exposi¬ 
tion, much praise and honor were accorded Mr. Goshorn by the 
Centennial Committee in recognition of his great ability and 
good management; and as a token of the high esteem in which 
he was held, he was presented with a handsome library by the 
citizens of Philadelphia. 

He was the only American citizen ever receiving a knight¬ 
hood, which was conferred upon him by Queen Victoria in recog¬ 
nition of his courtesies to her subjects during the International 
Exposition, while many other European sovereigns conferred 
decorations of honor upon him. 

Besides enhancing the interests of baseball, General Goshorn 
was a patron of art, and upon his return from Philadelphia was 
entrusted with the entire building and furnishing of the Cin¬ 
cinnati Art Museum, and it was owing to his energy and love 
of the work that Cincinnati stands to-day as one of the principal 
art centers in the United States. 

It is also to the credit of our city that a man of so much abil¬ 
ity was also the patron of our national game, causing it to be 
recognized as a game worthy of the attention of our most eminent 
and distinguished men. 


CHAPTER IV. 


Famous Reds op 1869 and Their Victories—Was the First 
Professional Team op the Day—Players Were 
Secured by a Cincinnatian from All Parts 
op the Country—Never Defeated—An 
Account op Each Player. 

The year of 1869 was an eventful one in baseball in Cin¬ 
cinnati. It marked the disbandment of the Buckeye Club, the 
decline of the Live Oak Club, the elimination of the amateur 
element among the players of the Cincinnati Club, and the 
introduction of professional baseball here. On April 5, 1869, 
the Buckeye went into the hands of a receiver, who was ap¬ 
pointed by Judge Taft, of the Superior Court, to sell off what 
effects the club had, and it was not long after this time that 
the old “Bucks,” as they were sometimes called, went out of 
existence. The Live Oak Club continued for a short while 
longer, when it, also, gave up thq ghost. 

Previous to 1868 every club in the country was strictly an 
amateur one, for the laws of the National Association of Base¬ 
ball Players prohibited the employment of paid players in a 
club nine, but so strong was the rivalry between leading am¬ 
ateur clubs of the principal cities, where the game was in full 
operation, that the practice of compensating players had 
worked its way to a great extent. 

At the convention of the association held in Washington 
in 1868 it adopted a new rule, which divided the fraternity 
into two distinct classes. 

The Cincinnati Club was no exception in the employment 
of players, for in its nine of 1868 there were four salaried men 
playing, which, consequently, made it a semi-professional one. 

At a meeting of the Cincinnati Baseball Club held Sep¬ 
tember 9, 1868, in the law office of Tilden, Sherman & Moulton, 
at 17% W. Third Street, it was decided that if the club desired 
138 



From a recent photo. 

GEORGE B. ELLARD, 

Organizer 

The Famous Red Stockings, 1869. 










BASEBALL IN CINCINNATI 


141 


to have its nine make a good showing in the field during the 
coming year it would be impossible to do so unless it was 
greatly strengthened and the amateur element eliminated. 


Organizer of Professional Baseball Clubs. 

Messrs. George B. Ellard and Alfred T. Goshorn were ap¬ 
pointed a committee to make arrangements with Harry Wright 
and his brother George to secure their services for the coming 
year. George B. Ellard at that time had the largest sporting 
goods establishment in the West, located in Main Street, below 
Fourth, and his large acquaintance throughout the country in 
the baseball world enabled him to choose from the best material 
for the new nine. 

Through the personal efforts of Mr. Ellard he selected and 
brought together the wonderful Cincinnati Baseball nine of 
1869, the “Reds” that made our city famous. He has been 
properly termed the “Father” of professional baseball clubs. 

George Wright, previous to his coming to this city, was 
playing as shortstop for the Union Club, of Morrisania, N. Y. 

Mr. Ellard then sought to secure the services of other first- 
class players to make up the famous Reds of 1869. He got 
Andy Leonard and Chas. Sweasy from Newark, N. J. Charlie 
Gould was the only Cincinnatian on the team. Fred Waterman 
came from the Mutual Club, of New York City. “Doug” Al¬ 
lison came from Jersey City. Asa Brainard came from the 
famous Knickerbocker Club, of New York, but he had pre¬ 
viously played with other Eastern clubs before coming to Cin¬ 
cinnati. Next to Williams, of the Nationals, of Washington, 
he was the swiftest pitcher in the United States, and was con¬ 
sidered the most graceful and terrific pitcher that had ever 
gone into the box up to that time. Cal McVey came from 
Indianapolis. 

When the Cincinnatis stepped upon the diamond in 1869 
they were the first regular professional baseball nine ever got¬ 
ten up in the country. Cincinnati can, then, lay claim to being 
the cradle of professional baseball. 

The officers of the Cincinnati Baseball Club in 1869 were: 


142 


A HISTORY 


Aaron B. Champion...President 

Thomas G. Smith.Vice-President 

Col. John P. Joyce. 4 .Secretary 

Edward E. Townley.Treasurer 

Drausin Wulsin .Director 

S. S. Davis’.Director 

Col. Nicholas Longworth Anderson.Director 

Al. G. Corre.Director 

Harry Wright was chosen as the captain and Oak Taylor 
as scorer. The nine was composed of the following players: 

Harry Wright.Captain and Center Field 

George Wright.Shortstop 

Charles H. Gould.First Base 

Charles Sweasy.Second Base 

Fred Waterman.Third Base 

Douglas Allison.Catcher 

As’a Brainard .Pitcher 

Andrew J. Leonard.Left Field 

Calvin Alexander McVey.Right Field 

Richard Hurley.Substitute 


Salary List. 

Harry Wright’s all-conquering Reds made a record that 
will never be equaled in the annals of balldom, and the ten 
old-timers on the roster only drew $9,300 for their season’s 
work, which was from March 15 to November 15. The salary 


list was’ as follows: 

Harry Wright .$1,200 

George Wright. 1,400 

Asa Brainard. 1,100 

Fred Waterman . 1,000 

Charles Sweasy. 800 

Charles H. Gould. 800 

Douglas Allison . 800 

Andrew J. Leonard. 800 

Calvin Alexander McVey. 800 

Richard Hurley. 600 































From photo taken 1869. 

Aaron B. Champion, 
President. 



From his last photo taken 1895. 

Thomas G. Smith, 

Vice-President. 



From photo taken 1809. 

Edward E. Townley, 
Treasurer. 


OFFICERS CINCINNATI 



From photo taken 1869. 


John P. Joyce, 
Secretary. 
BASEBALL CLUB, 1869. 








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145 


Every team in the National and American Leagues to-day 
has at least three men who could make the old Red pay-roll 
look like a list of stipends of section hands. The good old 
times may have been all right in their way, but the players of 
the modern school would prefer the existing conditions. 

Harry Wright a Great Captain. 

Harry Wright, the efficient captain, was' always quiet and 
self-sustained in his demeanor, but he gave his orders with 
decision, and these were always obeyed implicitly. 

In correcting any mistake of his men, he never did it in an 
offensive or arbitrary manner. His favorite expression, “You 
need a little more ginger,” acted as effectively as stronger lan¬ 
guage to infuse an extra amount of vim and action in his play¬ 
ers’. He was considered the best captain in the world, and a 
very fine player. To his exertions were greatly due the high 
playing standard of his nine. Under his careful and skillful 
management they were trained to work together like a nicely 
adjusted machine, with no jarring of the different parts. When 
he played as pitcher his “dew drops” were a mystery to* all 
the crack batters of his time. He never got discouraged, no 
matter how great the odds were against his club, and by his 
conduct always inspired his men with confidence in their ability 
to win. He was not one of the noisy, boisterous kind of cap¬ 
tains, but did his work in a quiet, passive way that was far 
more effective. He was one of the most honorable of men, both 
on and off the ball field, and highly respected by all who 
knew him. 

The Other Players. 

Douglas Allison was unequaled in the cool and steady man¬ 
ner in which he played behind the bat. When he joined the 
Red Stocking nine in 1868 he was comparatively unknown to 
fame, having never played with any prominent club before, 
but he rose so rapidly that he had no superior. His chief merit 
as a catcher lay in the manner in which he handled foul tips, 
the most dangerous kind of batted balls then. He stood directly 
over the bat, and held them, no matter how hot they came. His 
running catches of foul flies were beautiful; gracefully, yet 


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A HISTORY 


surely, did he take them. A pluckier catcher was not to be 
found, or a better thrower to bases. As a batsman “Doug” 
was first-class’, and his red-hot daisy-cutters to left field were 
hard to stop. Before coming to Cincinnati he was a brickmaker 
in New Jersey. 

Asa Brainard filled his position as pitcher most success¬ 
fully. He delivered a swift, twisting sort of a ball, and com¬ 
bined a good deal of head work with his physical exertions. He 
very rarely pitched a ball where the batsman expected it, but 
sent them in too high, or too low, or too close to the striker, 
until the latter became nervous or irritated, struck at a ball 
not fairly within his reach, and “Foul, out,” was the usual 
result. He played his position very neatly, wasting very little 
time in contemplating the ball (as a great many pitchers did 
at the time). He watched the bases carefully, and was a very 
plucky fielder in his position, and was generally sure of all 
high fly balls. 

Charles H. Gould, the only native Cincinnati man on the 
nine, won the confidence of all the officers of the club. He was 
one of the best humored men on the ball field, always working 
with a will, and always to be found at his post. During the 
season of 1868 he did not miss a single game, nor play in any 
other position than first base, and was absent but once during 
the season of 1869. As a first baseman he was one of the best, 
and, considering the swiftly thrown balls he had to handle, he 
nevertheless got them all. He was familiarly known as “the 
bushel-basket,” for the reason it seemed that no ball that came 
towards him ever got by, as his far-reaching arms and hands 
were always there to take them in. He was the largest man on 
the team. Gould’s play in the great Mutual-Red Stocking game 
in New York drew forth the well-merited encomiums of the 
New York press, for he did not make a single muff (though 
twelve of the players were put out at first), and made one or 
two surprising catches. He was a very heavy batsman. 

At second base Charles Sweasy was a reliable and splendid 
player, who had no superior. Sweasy and his Pythias, Andy 
Leonard, came from the Irvington Club, of Irvington, N. J., 
“Sweaz” playing second base in their nine in 1867. The fol¬ 
lowing year he was engaged to play his favorite position on 



From a recent photo taken expressly for this book. 


CHARLES H. GOULD, 

First Baseman 

Cincinnati Baseball Team, 1869. 








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149 


the Buckeye nine in Cincinnati, and his play during that season 
was’ so effective that the Red Stockings secured him for their 
champion nine of 1869. He covered a great deal of territory 
around his base, and a fly sent to short center or right field 
was sure to fall into his delicate grasp, as he was one of the 
surest catchers of high fly balls to be found. He stopped the 
hottest of grounders without the slightest hesitation, and fielded 
well to the bases. He watched the game very closely, and took 
advantage of all chances offered for playing points. He never 
flinched from a line ball or a thrown one, and was very quick 
in touching a player out, should a foolhardy opponent try to 
steal a base on him. 

Fred Waterman was very fine and trustworthy at third 
base. He was an old ballplayer, and formerly played in the 
Mutual Club in New York City, leaving them in 1868 to join 
the Red Stockings. He always worked hard to win a game, 
and was pretty sure of ground balls’ or foul flies, but his chief 
merit as a third baseman lay in his beautiful throwing to first, 
which could not be excelled. He was known as “Innocent 
Fred” on account of his bland and innocent expression. 

George Wright was the model ballplayer in the United 
States. He could play second and third base in superb style, 
and he was a fine catcher and change pitcher, but he shone 
most brilliantly at shortstop, and in this position was unap¬ 
proachable. He was an old player before he came to Cincin¬ 
nati, having played with the Gotham Club, of New York; Na¬ 
tionals, of Washington, and Unions, of Morrisania. He covered 
more ground in his position than any other man in the country, 
and he and Sweasy made a pair that could not be surpassed. 
He was as active as a cat, and the way he pounced on a hot 
daisy-cutter and picked it up, or made a running fly catch, 
was wonderful. He was much given to indulging in a little 
by-play, that amused the crowd greatly; yet, though apparently 
careless, he was always on the lookout, and was sure to cling 
to any kind of a ball that was sent near enough for him to 
reach. 

Wright was a very swift thrower, and the quickness and 
dispatch with which he picked up and fielded the ball, often 
enabled him to make double plays. He backed up the pitcher, 


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A HISTORY 


second and third base very carefully, and it was not often that 
a badly thrown ball resulted in any mischief. Take him all in 
all, George was the very beau ideal of a shortstop. He was the 
very best batter in the fraternity, and led the score in 1869, 
not only in his own club, but throughout the country. He 
struck quickly and with a will, and was very quick in taking 
advantage of a misplay on the part of his opponents. He de¬ 
lighted in getting caught between the bases when playing a 
poor club, and his twisting and dodging to escape his pursuers 
in their frantic attempts to catch him were laughable, and never 
failed to convulse the crowd. He was also one of the heaviest 
batsmen, and at stealing bases he was unequaled. 

At left field we found that fine player and jolly, good- 
natured fellow, Andrew J. Leonard, of Irvington-Buckeye fame. 
“Andy’’ was a universal favorite and a ballplayer by nature. 
He played the left field brilliantly, making astonishing catches. 
He could also play very well in the position of third base, 
catcher or pitcher. He ranked the best as a batsman. 

Calvin Alexander MeYey, in the right field, was born in 
Montrose, Lee Co., Ia., but at ten years of age moved with his 
parents to Indianapolis. When sixteen j^ears old he joined the 
University nine there, afterward playing with the Westerns and 
the Actives. He was engaged for the Red Stocking nine in 
1869, and when he made his first appearance in this city, was 
in a great measure unknown. He, however, improved wonder¬ 
fully in his play, and at the close of the season he was a first- 
class 'player in every respect. His outfielding was very good, 
as he was a sure catch, a good runner and a fine thrower. His 
average in batting during the season of 1869 was only second 
to that of George Wright, which rather astonished the lovers of 
the game in Cincinnati. “Me” was also a fine first baseman, 
and a swift, though a rather wild, pitcher. 

At a meeting of the club, held April 5, 1869, resolutions 
were drawn up on the death of Samuel L. Kemper. He was 
the first of the club to die, and he had always been a very 
enthusiastic worker for its welfare. At this same meeting 
Alfred T. Goshorn sent in his resignation as president of the 
club, when Mr. Champion succeeded him. 

At a meeting, held April 8, at the old Mozart Hall, it was 



From an old drawing. 


DOUGLAS ALLISON, 
Catcher 

Cincinnati Baseball Team, 1869. 








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153 


found that the players of the club had reported themselves in 
good shape, so it was decided to take them on an Eastern tour 
throughout all the States as far East as Boston, with a chal¬ 
lenge to* play all comers for the championship of the country. 
The necessary arrangements were then made to start on Sat¬ 
urday, April 17, but it was later decided to play several prac¬ 
tice matches at home, which thereby delayed the start. The 
first practice game was played with a picked nine, resulting 
in a score of 24 to 15 in the Reds’ favor. 

The Official Baseball Correspondent. 

Harry M. Millar, son of Cons Millar, the veteran river re¬ 
porter, was employed by the old Commercial to accompany the 
club during the tour throughout the year as a special corre¬ 
spondent, while at times he acted as scorer. He wrote detailed 
accounts of all the games and players and telegraphed them to 
his paper, which was then something unusual, and was con¬ 
sidered by many a very extravagant piece of work. His reports 
and letters were among the best in the country, and he was 
the recipient of many very flattering comments on the excellent 
manner in which they were written. 

The night before the Reds started on their eventful East¬ 
ern tour the playing members of the nine, the substitutes, 
officers and those who were to* be of the party to make the trip 
assembled at the Gibson House. Under a rule of President 
Champion, the players were not permitted to leave the hotel, 
and he personally visited the rooms during the night to see 
that all the players were in bed getting a good night’s rest, 
that they might be properly fitted for the next day’s play. 

Mr. Champion stated that the entire Eastern tour was’ a 
venture, and much depended upon the gate receipts to help 
along with the expenses. Mr. Champion had confided these 
misgivings to several of the members of the club, but each and 
every one of them assured him that there was no cause for 
apprehension; that success would surely follow in the wake of 
the Red Stockings, in whose vocabulary there was no such 
word as fail. On the strength of these encouraging predictions, 
the team started the next day, Monday morning, May 31, 1869, 
with high hope in their hearts and faith in their future vie- 


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A HISTORY 


torious achievements. The morning papers came out in great 
praise of the boys, and prophesied rightly in the remark: ‘ ‘ The 
nine has had plenty of exercise and practice, and is so well 
regulated that it should avail itself of its capabilities’ of defeat¬ 
ing every club with which it contests. ” 

The First Regular Game. 

It arrived at Yellow Springs, and that afternoon had its 
first regular game of the tour with the Antioch College nine, 
defeating it by a score of 41 to 7. 

The second game was at Mansfield, O., with the Independ¬ 
ents, who were defeated in a score of 48 to 14. From Mansfield 
they went to Cleveland, Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse, Albany, 
Lansingburg, again to Albany, Boston, New Haven, Brooklyn, 
and thence over to New York to* play the Mutuals, which was’ 
by far the greatest game of the season . 

The Great Game with the Mutuals. 

They arrived in New York, Monday evening, June 14, at 
8 o’clock, all players fresh and in fine condition, rain having 
prevented their playing a game with the Yale College nine in 
the afternoon. Another night’s rest, in addition to Sunday’s 
and Monday’s leisure, brought the players out as fresh as when 
they left Cincinnati, and when they arrived at the Union 
grounds in Brooklyn to fill their engagement with the Mutuals, 
they were as vigorous, athletic and skillful a body of ballplay¬ 
ers as ever stepped over a ball ground. Aware of the great 
playing strength of the club, the betting men were exceedingly 
careful as to how they laid their money, considerable money 
being invested at low rates, while many bets of $100 to $80 and 
even $75 were quietly picked up. 

The threatening state of the weather kept hundreds away 
from the grounds, but by 2 p. m., when the game was called, 
it was estimated that over 10,000 people were present, who 
watched the game with intense interest within the inclosure, 
while 1,000 more were gathered upon the housetops overlook¬ 
ing the field and at every loophole where a glimpse of the con¬ 
testants’ could be had. Mr. Chas. Walker, of the Active Club, 



From a recent photo. 

GEORGE WRIGHT, 
Shortstop 

Cincinnati Baseball Team, 1869. 





BASEBALL IN CINCINNATI 


157 


of New York, was chosen as umpire, and the Reds having won 
the toss, play was called at 3 o’clock, the Mutuals at the bat. 

The Mutuals had defeated the great Atlantics, of Brooklyn, 
and the Athletics, of Philadelphia, and its nine was considered 
by all Eastern people as invincible. Among its players was 
Johnny Hatfield, a former Red Stocking, and the longest ball 
thrower of his day, a magnificent catcher, fine batter and a 
general all-around, good player. He had been a great favorite 
in Cincinnati, but through some misunderstanding left the Reds. 

There was much ill-feeling toward him by the Cincinnati 
nine, and Harry Wright had repeatedly told his team that he 
wanted them, above all things, to beat the Mutuals, and not 
allow Hatfield under any circumstances to make a run. 

The Cincinnatis, up to the time they played the Mutuals, 
had defeated everything before them. Entire New York pinned 
its faith in the Mutuals breaking this record. Excitement was 
at fever heat. At every place where the individual members 
went before the game they were jeered and hooted at, the 
general remark being: “Wait till you play the Mutuals,” etc. 
The day the Reds and Mutuals met was one never to be for¬ 
gotten by those who 1 witnessed the crowds. The streets for 
miles were packed with people, afoot and in all kinds of 
vehicles, going to the grounds, and so dense were the spectators 
on the grounds that the police were fully an hour pushing 
them back so there could be room for the players. 

While the game was in progress Henry Chadwick, the 
veteran scorer, and Harry M. Millar, the Commercial corre¬ 
spondent, sat under an awning with the players. While there, 
a man of fine physique and distinguished appearance held a 
whispered conversation with Chadwick, who turned to Millar 
and introduced the stranger. 

Was John Morrissey. 

He was John Morrissey, the pugilist, and afterwards gam¬ 
bler and Congressman. Morrissey closely questioned Millar 
as to the merits of the players of the Cincinnati nine, and was 
particular to say several times that he believed Hatfield was 
on to- the plays of all the Reds and that he particularly knew 
the peculiar change pitching of Harry Wright, and he thought 


158 


A HISTORY 


this knowledge would aid the Mutuals to win the game. He 
asked Millar for his frank and candid opinion as to what he 
thought would be the result. He told him that he did not for 
a second doubt that the Reds would win. Then Morrissey re¬ 
ferred to the roughness of the crowd, the frequent jeers and 
cat-calls, and seemed to think that if the Mutuals could not 
win, the crowd would intimidate the Reds. Millar assured 
him that no cooler-headed men ever played than the Reds, and 
Harry Wright never under any circumstances got rattled. 

The game went on amid much cheering, but the most in¬ 
tense excitement prevailed in the ninth inning when the Mutuals 
went to the bat for the last time. Under ordinary circum¬ 
stances a lead of one run could have been easily overcome, 
but, playing as the Cincinnati^ did, that one run ahead became 
of vast importance, and, being whitewashed seven times in suc¬ 
cession, the Mutuals themselves had but little confidence in 
their ability to win. 

When the game ended it was considered the best-played 
game of ball on record, both nines playing in a style through¬ 
out rarely seen. The most extraordinary stops and catches’ 
were made, and although the batting was heavy, but few bases 
were made. 


Score of the Game. 

The great game finished with a score of 4 to 2 to the Reds’ 
favor, and Hatfield never being able to reach first base. The 
score follows: 


Innings .1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 

Mutuals ..0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1—2 

Cincinnatis .1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2—4 


After the game Morrissey said he was a big winner. 

The Cincinnati nine put up at Earle’s Hotel in New York, 
and while there received the following wire from home: 

Cincinnati, June 15, 1869. 
Cincinnati Baseball Club, Earle's Hotel, New York: 

On behalf of the citizens of Cincinnati, we send you greeting. The 
streets are full of people, who give cheer after cheer for their pet 
club. Go on with the noble work. Our expectations have been met. 

All the Citizens of Cincinnati, 

Per S. S. Davis. 







From an old drawing. 


ASA BRAINARD, 

Pitcher 

Cincinnati Baseball Team, 1869. 

In delivering the ball, Mr. Brainard would cross his legs, placing his 
left toe on the ground behind his right foot, then take one 
step forward. 
























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CHAPTER Y. 


Unbeaten Red Legs of 1869, the Most Famous Ballplayers— 
Great Reception upon Their Return Home— 
Official Scores for the Season. 

When the news of the victory at Brooklyn reached Cin¬ 
cinnati the excitement was beyond description. Salutes were 
fired, red lights burned and cheers were deafening. Everybody 
felt in the finest spirits, and many were willing to lend their 
friends, and even their enemies, any sum without question. 
Bands were playing all over town and joy reigned supreme. 

After leaving Brooklyn the Reds stopped at Philadelphia, 
playing the Olympic, Athletic and Keystone Clubs. When the 
club reached Philadelphia they received the following message: 

Cincinnati, June 21, 1869. 

Champion and Joyce, C. B. B. C., Bingham House, Philadelphia: 

Finest in the world. Predictions true. Imagine two thousand 
people in and around the Gibson House waiting for the score. Every 
minute roars and yells go up. Oh, how is this for high? 

Al. G. Corre. 

The club, having defeated the Olympics in a score of 22 
to 11, the Athletics in a score of 27 to 18, and the Keystones 
in a score of 45 to 30, then journeyed to Washington, where 
they played the Nationals and the Olympics. One of these 
games was viewed by President Grant. While in Washington 
all the Reds had an interview with the President, who treated 
them cordially and complimented them on their play. The 
President smoked all through the interview. They were treated 
royally by the members of the two clubs, who took them all 
around the town, showing them everything of attraction and 
extending to them every possible courtesy. While going around 
they sang the song: 


161 


162 


A HISTORY 


We are a band of baseball players 
From Cincinnati City, 

We come to toss the ball around 
And sing to you our ditty; 

And if you listen to the song 
We are about to sing, 

We’ll tell you all about baseball 
And make the welkin ring. 

The ladies want to know 
Who are those gallant men in 
Stockings red, they’d like to know. 

The Washington papers stated, “The Cincinnati Club 
drew the most aristocratic assemblage at its games that ever 
put in an appearance at a baseball matfeh. ” 

The next stop was at Wheeling, W. Va., where it played 
the Baltic Club, and thence back home, arriving in Cincinnati 
from its great, successful Eastern tour on Thursday, July 1. 

The reception given the players was long to be remem¬ 
bered. They were met by all the members of the club with a 
band and escorted through the streets, which were decorated 
on all sides. One firm made a unique design of the letter C 
of red stockings. Cheer upon cheer went up for the invincible 
champions, and pandemonium reigned throughout the town. 
The next day the club played a picked nine for an exhibition 
game. When the game was completed a wagon drove onto the 
field with a huge bat, in shape the same as a regular bat, but 
it was twenty-seven feet long, nineteen inches at the butt and 
nine and, one-half inches at the wrist. On the side was painted 
“Champion Bat,” in gilt, while underneath were handsomely 
inscribed all the names of the players of 1869. 

It was presented by the Cincinnati Lumber Company, and 
the presentation speech was made by Carter Gazley, the secre¬ 
tary of the company, in which he stated that “the Cincinnati 
Baseball Club players were recognized as the heaviest batters 
in the country, and, on that account, it gave him much pleas¬ 
ure to present them with a bat which, although not of regula¬ 
tion size, was not so heavy but that they could easily handle it. ’’ 
He also said that it was not purchased from Geo. B. Ellard, but 
was grown to order for the occasion. 





From a recent photo. 

HON. MURAT HALSTEAD, 

Member 

Cincinnati Baseball Club, 1866 - 1871 . 



















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165 


Grand Reception. 

That evening a large banquet was given the visitors at the 
Gibson House. The hall was profusely decorated with flags, 
bunting and flowers. At the head of the hall was a large in¬ 
scription, “Welcome Home, Red Stockings’,” with the names 
of all the players and the officers of the club underneath. Cur¬ 
rie’s Zouave Band discoursed music, while a sumptuous repast 
was served. Thos. G. Smith, the vice-president of the club, 
sat at the head of the table, while on his right was 
Aaron B. Champion, the president, and on his left John P. 
Joyce, the secretary. Mr. Smith acted as toastmaster, and 
when he arose he said: “In addition to the fact that the Cin¬ 
cinnati Baseball Club is the champion of the United States, it 
is also Champion’s club.” When Champion was called upon 
for an address he made a neat and appropriate speech, and 
said: “Some one asked me to-day whom I would rather be, 
President Grant or President Champion, of the Cincinnati Base¬ 
ball Club. I immediately answered him that I would by far 
rather be president of the baseball club.” This brought forth 
loud applause. 

Murat Halstead responded to the toast, “The Press.” Mr. 
Halstead remarked that the press was always glad to devote 
time and space to the interest of baseball, and said that when 
the returns of the game came in by wire, he had them posted 
at once on the bulletin board outside of the Commercial office, 
which attracted the attention of great crowds of people, only 
equaled by those which gathered together during the Civil 
War times, when the whole country was eager for the latest 
news. He complimented the nine on their wonderful playing, 
and said that it took skill, brains, temperance and rigid dis¬ 
cipline to accomplish such victories as theirs, which could never 
be achieved by accident. Alfred T. Goshorn paid a handsome 
tribute to the players. 

Judge Cox responded to* “The Judiciary,” in which he 
said,- “May there always be impartial umpires in this great 

game of life.” 

S. S. Davis, afterwards Mayor of Cincinnati, made a neat 
address of welcome. 


1G6 


A HISTORY 


James (“Jimmy”) Fitzgerald congratulated the players 
upon their great success, and said, as they had beaten the 
Atlantics and also the Bostons, that he hoped their fame and 
success would spread from the Atlantic to the Pacific. He 
facetiously remarked that the Bostons had seen that nine spokes 
of the wheel could defeat the Hub without any trouble. 

Last of all, Drausin Wulsin covered himself with glory 
when he arose in response to the toast, 1 ‘ The Ladies, God Bless 
Them.” Upon this subject Mr. Wulsin was fully equal to the 
occasion. With natural eloquence and chivalric feeling he paid 
a fitting tribute to the fair sex, which was warmly applauded 
by all the guests present. 

Judge E. F. Noyes, Carter Gazley and Judge Murdo'ck 
were also among the speakers. 

For the next two months the Reds remained at home, play¬ 
ing visiting clubs from both the East and the West. 

Used the Ellard Ball. 

The ball used at this time was the Ellard ball, which 
George B. Ellard had made for the especial use of the Cincin¬ 
nati Club. 

On July 24 they played the Forest City Club, of Rockford, 
Ill., defeating them by a score of 15 to 14. In this game A. G. 
Spalding, now the wealthy merchant of Chicago, acted as the 
pitcher for the Forest City Club, and was at that time one of 
the most expert and successful pitchers in the country. 

Disgraceful Action on the Part of the Haymakers. 

On August 26 they crossed bats with the Haymakers, or 
Unions, of Lansingburg, N. Y. At this game occurred the most 
disagreeable action on the part of a baseball club during the 
year. 

John Brockway, of the Live Oak Baseball Club, of this 
city, umpired the game. At the end of five innings the score 
was a tie—17 to 17. At the opening of the sixth inning, Calvin 
McVey, of the Reds, went to bat and tipped a ball which 
bounded three times. Craver, the catcher of the Haymakers, 
grasped a handful of gravel instead of the ball, and then 
quickly picked up the ball and held it out at full length for a 
decision. The umpire decided the striker not out. Fisher, the 



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captain of the Haymakers', ordered the game stopped, upon 
which a riot almost ensued. President Champion endeavored 
to argue with the Haymakers, but the crowd grew wild and 
jumped into the field, causing a great disturbance, and it was 
only upon the prompt arrival of Chief Ruffin’s police that some 
damage was prevented. It seemed that a number of New York 
gamblers had placed a large amount of money on the Hay¬ 
makers, and, fearing a defeat, entered into collusion with the 
Haymakers to stop the game, under some pretext. 

The next evening a special meeting of the Cincinnati Base¬ 
ball Club was held, at which nearly 200 members* were present, 
to discuss the matter. President Champion recommended that 
the Haymakers ’ portion of the receipts be withheld until proper 
amends could be made. It was some months before the rightful 
apology was received from the Haymaker Club. The papers 
all over the country commented on this game and stood up for 
the Cincinnatis in almost every instance. This is the game of 
1869 which is* recorded as a tie game, but the umpire’s decision 
gave the game to the Reds. 

Their Western Tour. 

On September 14 the Cincinnati Club made preparations 
for its Western tour to California. Taking the train that even¬ 
ing, the players reached St. Louis the next day, when they 
played the Unions of that city, and the following day also 
defeated the Empire Club. On September 26 they played the 
Eagle Baseball Club, of San Francisco. They remained there 
over a week, playing and defeating the Pacifies, the Atlantics 
and three picked nines. For the sake of variety and amuse¬ 
ment they played a game of cricket with the California eleven, 
in which they showed that they could play cricket as well as 
baseball, and the Western eleven los*t in a score of 18 to 39. 

After a most hospitable reception given the club in Califor¬ 
nia, they were escorted to the train in grand style, which they 
boarded and reached Omaha on October 11, where they played 
the club there, defeating it by a score of 65 to 1. At this game 
were present Vice-President Colfax, General Dix and General 
Auger, then stationed on the Western posts. The next stop was 
at Quincy, Ill.; Marion, Ind., and then home, coming into the 


170 


A HISTORY 


city amid the cheers of the people, while the band played 
“Hail to the Chief” and “Home, Sweet Home.” On October 
16th the Athletics, of Philadelphia, met the Reds on the Union 
grounds back of Lincoln Park in two games, one on the 16th 
and the other the next day. Both games were in favor of the 
Reds, one score 55 to 16 and another 17 to 12. The last game 
and victory of the season of 1869 was played here Saturday, 
November 5, with the Mutuals, of New York, with whom the 
mo-st exciting game had been played the June previous. Al¬ 
though the score was not as close as the June game, the Mutuals 
played well and endeavored very hard to break the unbroken 
record of the famous Reds of ’69, but failed. The score s’tood 
17 to 8. 

That evening Mr. Al. G. Corre, the proprietor of the Gibson 
House, gave a farewell banquet to both nines and the officers 
of both clubs. This finished the career of the most successful 
baseball club this country has ever produced. A few offers 
were made to President Champion by Eastern clubs to have 
some more games in Cincinnati, but, inasmuch as the grounds 
were soon to be flooded to prepare for the winter carnivals and 
skating, the offer could not be accepted. 


SCORES MADE BY THE FAMOUS CINCINNATI REDS OF 1869. 
NOT ONE DEFEAT. 


Apr. 17. 
24. 

May 4. 
10 . 
15. 
22 . 
29. 

June 1. 

2 . 

3. 

4. 

7. 

8 . 

9. 

10 . 

11 . 

12 . 


Picked Nine. 

Picked Nine. 

Great Western, Cincinnati.. 
Kekionga, Fort Wayne, Ind.. 
Antioch, Yellow Springs, O.. 
Kekionga, Fort Wayne, Ind.. 
Great Western, Mansfield, O. 
Independents, Mansfield, O.. 
Forest City, Cleveland, O.... 

Niagara, Buffalo, N. Y. 

Alerts, Rochester, N. Y. 

Haymakers, Troy, N. Y. 

Nationals, Albany, N. Y. 

Mutuals, Springfield, Mass... 

Lowell, Boston, Mass. 

Tri-Mountain, Boston, Mass 
Harvards, Boston, Mass. 


RED STOCKINGS. OPPONENTS. 


.24 

.50 

.45 

.86 

.41 

.41 

.35 (3 innings) 
.48 
.25 
.42 
.18 
.37 
.49 
.80 
.29 
.40 
.30 


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9 

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7 

7 

5 
14 

6 
6 
9 

31 

8 
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9 

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171 



BED STOCKINGS. OPPONENTS. 

15. 

Mutuals, New York. 

. 4 


2 

16. 

Atlantics, New York. 

.32 


10 

17. 

Eckfords, Brooklyn, N. Y. 

.24 


5 

18. 

Irvingtons, New Jersey. 

.20 


4 

19. 

Olympics, Philadelphia, Pa.... 

.22 


11 

21. 

Athletics, Philadelphia, Pa.... 

.27 


18 

22. 

Keystones, Philadelphia, Pa... 

.45 


30 

24. 

Marylands, Baltimore, Md. 

.47 


7 

25. 

Nationals, Washington, D. C... 

.24 


8 

28. 

Olympics, Washington, D. C... 

.16 


5 

30. 

Baltics, Wheeling, W. Va. 

.44 

(3 innings) 

0 

July 1. 

Picked Nine. 

.53 


11 

3. 

Olympics, Washington, D. C... 

.25 


14 

5. 

Olympics, Washington, D. C... 

.32 


10 

10. 

Forest City, Rockford, Ill. 

.34 


13 

13. 

Olympics, Washington, D. C... 

.. ..19 

(7 innings) 

7 

22. 

Buckeyes, Cincinnati. 

.71 

(5 innings) 

15 

24. 

Forest City, Rockford, Ill. 

.15 

(4 innings) 

14 

28. 

Empires, St. Louis, Mo. 

.15 


0 

30. 

Cream City, Milwaukee, Wis.. 

.85 


7 

31. 

Forest City, Rockford, Ill. 

.53 


32 

Aug. 2. 

Forest City, Rockford, Ill. 

.28 


7 

4. 

Central City, Syracuse, N. Y... 

.37 


9 

5. 

Central City, Syracuse, N. Y.. 

.36 

(8 innings) 

22 

6. 

Forest City, Cleveland, O. 

.43 


27 

11. 

Riversides, Portsmouth, O. 

.40 


0 

16. 

Eckfords, Brooklyn, N. Y. 

.45 


18 

23. 

Southern, New Orleans, La.... 



3 

27. 

Haymakers, Troy, N. Y. 

.17 

(5 innings) 

17 a 

31. 

Buckeyes, Cincinnati. 

.103 


8 

Sept. 9. 

Olympics, Pittsburg, Pa. 

.54 


2 

10. 

Alerts, Rochester, N. Y. 

.32 


19 


On their California trip they 
follows: 

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Sept. 15. 

Unions, St. Louis, Mo. 

.70 


9 

16. 

Empires, St. Louis, Mo. 

.31 


9 

26. 

Eagles, San Francisco, Cal. 

.35 


4 

27. 

Eagles, San Francisco, Cal. 

.58 


4 

29. 

Pacifies, San Francisco, Cal- 

.66 


4 

30. 

Pacifies, San Francisco, Cal..., 

.54 


5 

Oct. 1. 

Atlantics, San Francisco, Cal. 

.76 

(5 innings) 

5 

11. 

Omahas, Omaha, Neb. 

.65 

(7 innings) 

1 

12. 

Otoes, Omaha, Neb. 

..'56 

(5 innings) 

3 

13. 

Occidentals, Quincy, Ill. 

..51 


7 

15. 

Marions, Marion, Ind. 

.63 


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A HISTORY 


AT HOME. 

RED STOCKINGS. OPPONENTS. 


Oct. 18. Athletics, Philadelphia, Pa.17 12 

22. Louisville, Louisville, Ky..59 8 

24. Cedar Hill, Cedar Hill, 0.40 10 

Nov. 4. Eagles, Covington, Ky.40 (6 innings) 10 

5. Mutuals, New York, N. Y.17 8 


THE REDS OP SIXTY-NINE. 

BY HARRY ELLARD. 

An old man sat in his easy-chair. 

Smoking his pipe of clay. 

Thinking of years when he was young. 

Thus whiling his hours away. 

Thinking when he was but a boy. 

So full of mirth and glee. 

And we hear him say: “How things have changed; 
They are not as they used to be. 

“When I was young, and played baseball 
With the Reds of Sixty-nine, 

We then knew how to play the game; 

We all were right in line. 

“We used no mattress on our hands, 

No cage upon our face; 

We stood right up and caught the ball 
With courage and with grace. 

“And when our bats would fan the air 
You bet we’d make a hit; 

The ball would fly two hundred yards 
Before it ever lit. 

“A home run all could easily make, 

And sometimes six or eight; 

Each player knew his business then 
As he stepped up to the plate. 

“Let’s see! There’s Leonard and George Wright, 
And Sweasy and McVey, 

With Brainard and Fred Waterman— 

These men knew how to play. 








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175 


“ ‘Doug’ Allison, too, could bat in style, 
And so could Charlie Gould, 

While Harry Wright oft said with pride, 
‘My boys are never fooled.’ 

“The game you see them play to-day 
Is tame as it can be; 

You never hear of scores like ours— 

A hundred and nine to three. 

“Well, well, my boy, those days are gone; 

No club will ever shine 
Like the one which never knew defeat. 
The Reds of Sixty-nine.” 


In a letter written to the author by Mr. A. G. Spalding, 
from Point Lomo, California, under the date of September 
10, 1907, he gives an interesting account of the famous Red 
Stockings of 1869: 

The old Cincinnati “Red Stockings” of 1869 and 70 have 
immortalized Cincinnati in a baseball sense, for the wonderful 
success of that first professional team made its lasting impress 
on professional baseball. While it naturally stood out prom¬ 
inently as the best baseball club of the period, and while no 
doubt this prominence was in a great measure due to the fact 
that it was the only full-fledged professional team in existence 
at that time, yet no one can gainsay but that the Cincinnati 
“Red Stockings” of 1869 were a remarkable band of ball play¬ 
ers. The two Wright brothers, Harry and George, left their 
impress on the game; the former for his high principles and 
managerial ability, as well as being a skillful player; and 
George on account of his wonderful skill as a shortstop. His 
skill as a batsman, base-runner, and his attractive figure on 
the field, have never been excelled. I had a good opportunity 
to judge of George Wright’s skill as a player; I pitched against 
his team several times while he was a member of the Cincin¬ 
nati team, and I was pitcher for the Rockford Club. I also 
played along with him in the Boston Club from 1871 to 1875, 
inclusive. His sunny disposition, athletic figure, curly hair and 
pearly white teeth, with a good-natured smile always playing 
around them, no matter how exciting the game was, together 


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A HISTORY 


with his extraordinary skill in all departments of the game, 
made him in my opinion one of the most attractive and pic¬ 
turesque figures in baseball. I consider him one of the best all- 
around players the game has ever produced. 

I first met George Wright when he was a member of the 
celebrated National team of Washington, which created such 
a furore by an extended trip through the West in 1867. I was 
the young pitcher of the Rockford Club that played against 
the Nationals in Chicago that year. I shall never forget my 
peculiar nervous feeling when I first faced “smiling George” 
in batting position, for the awe in which he and the Nationals 
were held by all opposing teams was quite enough to set the 
heart of a young player beating rapidly. 

Of course the Nationals thought they had an easy mark 
with a country club from Rockford, Ill. We had no business 
to have beaten them, and probably would not have done so, 
if they had not held us so cheaply in the first part of the game, 
when they could have gotten in twenty or more runs if they 
had tried to do so. They looked upon us as an easy thing, and 
I did not realize there was any chance of the Rockford Club 
ultimately, winning the game, until Mr. Jones, the president 
of the National team, approached George Wright in an excited 
manner as he was about to bat, and persuaded him to discard 
the heavy bat he was about to use and take up a lighter one; 
a request that George complied with, though evidently it did 
not altogether coincide with his own judgment. 

This incident was an inspiration to the Rockford players 
as well as myself, and from that moment all fear and timid¬ 
ity vanished, and our team really played good ball for the bal¬ 
ance of the game, ultimately winning by the score of 29 to 23. 
I have always given President J ones much of the credit for the 
Rockford Club winning that game with the Nationals in 1867. 



From a recent photo. 


A. G. SPALDING, 

Pitcher 

Forest City Baseball Team, Rockford, Ills., 1867-1870. 










CHAPTER VI. 


The Cincinnati Baseball Club of 1870 — No Change in 
Players of the Year Before—Season Opens Very 
Successfully—Larger Scores Made Than in 
1869 —Their First Defeat. 

The Red Stockings entered the field in 1870 with the same 
players as the year before, except Hurley was dropped as the 
substitute and Edward P. Atwater put in his place. The club 
had settled upon Saturday, April 16, to open the season with a 
game between the Red Stockings and a picked nine of players 
from other members of the club, but their expectations in this 
respect were frustrated by rain. There was also considerable 
disappointment with the field nine the following Monday when 
the game was called, as some O'f the strongest members who 
had been ready on Saturday did not respond the second day. 
Among those relied upon, but who were not on hand, were 
Willard, formerly of the Harvards, but then with the Cincin- 
natis; Snodgrass, of the Buckeyes; Beckler, of the Great West¬ 
erns, and Bellamy Storer and Rufus King, of the Cincinnatis. 
As it was, the entire field, excepting Meagher (a former Buck¬ 
eye, but then of the Kentuckies, o-f Louisville), was made up 
of the Cincinnati Club. The line-up and the score was as fol¬ 
lows : 


CINCINNATI. 


George Wright . 

Chas. Gould. 

Fred Waterman. 
Douglas Allison . 
Harry Wright .. 
Andrew Leonard 
Asa Brainard.... 

Chas. Sweasy- 

Calvin MeYey... 


.... Shortstop 
... .First Base 
... Third Base 

.Catcher 

.Pitcher 

... Left Field 
.. Center Field 
. .Second Base 
. 7 . Right Field 
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180 


A HISTORY 


FIELD. 


J. 


Prentiss. 

Meagher ... 

Edward Dunlap. 

J. W. Neff. 

E. T. Comegys. 

Edward Atwater . 

J. William Johnson. 

Joe Marty. 

R. Ringwalt.. 

C. How was the umpire. 


. .First Base 
Center Field 
... Shortstop 
Second Base 
.. Third Base 

.Pitcher 

.Right Field 

.Catcher 

. .Left Field 


Innings .1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 

Cincinnatis .2 3 4 2 0 12 2 7 2—34 

Field .0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 2—6 


The club then started on their Southern tour, stopping first 
at Louisville, where they played the Eagles, of that city, de¬ 
feating them in a score of 94 to 7. They attended the theater 
in the evening, and the next morning started for New Orleans, 
where they defeated the Pelicans in a score of 51 to 1; the 
Southerns, 79 to 6; the Atlantics, 39 to 6 in eight innings, 
stopped by rain; the Lone Stars, 26 to 7, and the Robert E. 
Lee’s, 24 to 4. A game was to have been played on Sunday, 
but Harry Wright, finding that the general feeling was against 
playing on Sunday, did not get his men out. A compliment of 
which the Cincinnati boys were proud was paid them. A 
deputation of ministers’ called and expressed their apprecia¬ 
tion, and thanked the officers and players of the club, in behalf 
of the Christians of New Orleans, for declining the tempting 
offers to play baseball on the Sabbath, and said they regretted 
that other Northern organizations visiting New Orleans did 
not follow the good example set by the Cincinnati Baseball 
Club. 

The club then left for Memphis, playing the Orientals, of 
that city, on May 4, defeating them badly in a score of 100 to 2. 
In this game the Redlegs made eleven runs in each of the first 
eight innings, and in the ninth made twelve runs. The club 
afterwards came home and played two picked nines, winning in 
both games. The scores were 37 to 19 and 42 to 17. 















From a recent photo. 

WILLIAM E. WATSON, 
Center Fielder 

College Hill Baseball Team. 

1870. 












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183 


They next played the nine of the College Hill Baseball 
Club, which was composed of the following players: 

George A. Wiltsee.Catcher 

James Gladden.Pitcher 

George Hoover.Shortstop 

C. Hammond Avery.First Base 

Harry Colbern.Second Base 

Charles Wild.Third Base and Captain 

William Miller.Left Field 

Walter Davey.Center Field 

Harry Crane.Right Field 

The College Hill team was beaten in a score of 72 to 10. 

There were also a number of other good players who were 
members of the College Hill Club, and who did fine work on 
the ball field. They were: William Watson, Robert Watson, 

Henry Deininger, - Smith, - Speed, - Eversall, - 

Rogers, Walter Wild. 

The Red Stockings then took a flying trip in the near 
vicinity, playing and defeating the Orions, of Lexington, Ky., 
74 to 0; the Unions, of Urbana, O., 108 to 3. This was the 
largest score ever made by the Reds, and the records stands to 
this day. They played three games with the Forest Citys, of 
Cleveland, 0., next, defeating them in each game. First, 12 to 
2; second, 24 to 10; third, 27 to 18. Coming down towards 
home, they defeated the Dayton nine, of Dayton, O., with a 
score of 104 to 9. The Daytons had the following players on 
their nine: 


Harries .., 

Zink . 

Brown 
Huckelrode 
Martin ... 
C. Mead... 
Arnold ... 
Smith 
H. Mead.. 


.Pitcher 

.Catcher 

... Shortstop 
Center Field 
.Right Field 
.. Left Field 
.. First Base 
Second Base 
,. Third Base 
























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A HISTORY 


The Riversides, of Portsmouth, 0., were next played, with 
the usual success; the score was 32 to 3. 

By June of 1870 Cincinnati was alive with any number of 
local organizations among the younger element of our city. 
Junior baseball nines were being formed everywhere, and 
during the absence of the senior Red Stockings, the juniors 
would interest the fans in those days with games’ among these 
local teams. One nine particularly, which they played fre¬ 
quently and which was made up of good players, was called 
the iEtnas. The players were: 


Myers ., 
Lowery 
Traver . 
McNulty 
Maley .. 
Miller .. 
Lowery . 
Conner . 
McElroy 


.Pitcher 

.Catcher 

... Shortstop 
. .First Base 
.Second Base 
. . Third Base 
Center Field 
.Right Field 
. .Left Field 


Junior nines were found in Cumminsville, Camp Washing¬ 
ton, Carthage, Lockland, Glendale, Tusculum, Riverside, Cov¬ 
ington, Newport, Ludlow, White Oak, and, in fact, Junior 
nines were springing up in all localities. 

The Junior Red Stockings of 1870 were made up of the 
following players, who did excellent work during the whole 
year: 


Smiley Walker .Pitcher 

William Jones .Catcher 

Joe Marty.Second Base 

Ed Dunlap.First Base 

“Pergy” Snodgrass.Third Base 

Harry Colbern .Shortstop 

Ed T. Comegys.Left Field 

Salsbury French.Right Field 

John V. Ellard.Center Field 




















f 



From a recent photo. 

GEORGE A. WILTSEE, 

Catcher 

Cincinnati Junior Baseball Team. 1S68-1S70. 

Catcher 

College Hill Baseball Team, 1870. 





















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187 


The Eastern Tour of the Reds of 1870 —Their First Defeat 
—Full Account of the Game. 

On the first of June began the Eastern tonr of the Redlegs, 
when they stopped on that date to play with the Flour Citys, 
of Rochester, N. Y. They beat them in a score of 56 to 13, the 
Cincinnatis making twenty-one runs in the third inning. The 
Ontarios, of Oswego, N. Y., were next beaten, the score stand¬ 
ing 46 to 4. Coming to the Atlantic coast, they defeated the 
Old Elms, of Pittsfield, Mass.—score, 65 to 9; the Harvards, of 
Boston, 46 to 15; the Lowells, of Lowell, Mass., 17 to 4; the 
Clippers, of Lowell, Mass., 32 to 5; the Tri-Mountains’, 30 to 6. 
The players of the Tri-Mountains were: 


Sullivan . 
Record ... 
Walters .. 
Sanderson 
Jackson .. 
Pratt 
Huntley . 
Putnam .. 
Harris ... 


.. Third Base 
. . First Base 
Second Base 
.. .Left Field 

.Pitcher 

... Shortstop 

.Catcher 

.Right Field 
Center Field 


After this game the Cincinnatis were tendered a banquet 
by the Lowell Baseball Club, of Lowell, Mass. The Fairmounts, 
of Worcester, Mass., were next defeated in a score of 74 to 19; 
in this game the Cincinnatis made twenty-three runs in the 
first inning. They were booked to play the Yale team at New 
Haven, Conn., but rain prevented them, so they took the train 
at 4:30 p. m., arriving in New York City in time for supper. 
The next day they played the Mutuals on the Union grounds 
in Williamsburg. A morning paper stated that “where there 
was one person that knew that the Red Stockings were in New 
York last year, fifty persons knew it this year.” It predicted 
that “the Reds would win all the games played, because the 
New York nines’ were not harmonized.” 

There were over eight thousand persons to see this game, 
which resulted in a victory for the Reds in a score of 16 to 3. 
The umpire was Charles Walker, of the Actives, the same who 
umpired the famous game played with the Mutuals in 1869, 
and he gave perfect satisfaction. 











CHAPTER VII. 


The Historic Game with the Atlantics—The Red Stockings 
Lowered Their Banner on the Capitoline 
Grounds Back of Brooklyn. 

June Fourteenth, Eighteen Hundred and Seventy, is a 
memorable date in the history of baseball in Cincinnati. It 
saw the first defeat of the most wonderful ballplayers that our 
city will ever see. The record of the Cincinnati Baseball Club 
made in 1869 will never be equaled in the history of the game. 
From September, 1868, to June 14, 1870, the famous Reds 
played 130 games of ball without one defeat. 

Before the game opened, the betting was $1,000 to $200 on 
the Reds. At the end of the third inning, when the score stood 
3 to 0 in favor of the Reds, bets of ten to one were offered on 
their success. After that inning the tug of war arrived, and 
the excitement was deep and painful. The Atlantics were 
wildly and frantically cheered for their good plays, while the 
Reds, of course, when they did something handsome, elicited 
only sighs and deep groans. The umpire was Charlie Mills, 
captain of the Mutuals; his decisions met with full approval. 

At the end of the ninth inning the score stood 5 to 5. 
Ferguson, the captain of the Atlantics, proposed to Harry 
Wright to call it a draw, and during the conference one of the 
Atlantics began to carry the bats to the clubhouse. This caused 
the large audience of twenty thousand to leave their seats and 
close in upon the field. 

Thousands of spectators left the grounds. All of the At¬ 
lantics went to their clubhouse near the entrance, and the 
umpire left the field and got into a wagon near the exit. Some 
one came and told the umpire that Harry Wright insisted on 
the game being played to a conclusion, if it took all summer. 
In this he was backed up by President Champion and Secre¬ 
tary Joyce. The Reds remained at the field, not one of them 
leaving. 

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BASEBALL IN CINCINNATI 


189 


The umpire, finding that Harry Wright was determined to 
fight it out, left the wagon and summoned the Atlantics back 
to the field. The umpire and the Atlantics having quit the 
field, the Reds could have gone also. No point of honor was 
involved. The Atlantics had said and shown that they had had 
enough, and the crowd was weary of the intense excitement of 
the contest. One side was as likely to be victorious as the 
other, for the Atlantics were heavy and powerful men and 
displayed no signs of any particular fatigue, and the nerve of 
both sides was good. 

The umpire had told the crowd (half had gone home) that 
the tenth inning would be played. The field was cleared and 
the players resumed their extraordinary combat. The tenth 
inning resulted in a blank for both sides—still a tie. In the 
eleventh inning the Reds made two runs and victory for them 
was deemed certain, but the Atlantics batted terrifically—in 
all, five splendid, safe hits and three runs—their side going 
out. The instant their captain made the winning run, it thus 
broke the wonderful charm that had guarded the banner of 
Cincinnati for two years. 

Considering that the Reds played under their average, it 
would perhaps have been prudent, as’ it was entirely honorable, 
to quit at the end of the ninth inning, when the umpire and 
the Atlantics had left the field. On this point everybody must 
judge for himself. 

The Reds took their defeat good-humoredly, and did not 
have the slightest idea that the Atlantics could do it again, 
and for that reason they thought that the Atlantics would 
decline to play the return game. The defeat was totally un¬ 
expected to the club, their adversaries and the public, espe¬ 
cially after the Reds’ previous day’s victory over the Mutuals. 
Harry Wright said it was’ a good game, and he was satisfied. 
President Champion said that he would have played a hundred 
innings, if necessary to decide the match. 

President Champion sent the following dispatch home: 

New York, June 14, 1870— Atlantics, 8; Cincinnatis, 7. The finest 
game ever played. Our boys did nobly, but fortune was against us. 
Eleven innings played. Though beaten, not disgraced. 

Aaron B. Champion, 
Cincinnati Baseball Club. 


190 


A HISTORY 


After his return to the hotel that evening, Mr. Champion 
became so depressed in spirits over the defeat that he wept 
like a child. 

The following interesting account of this game is from the 
New York Clipper: 

The Cincinnati Club in the Metropolis—Their Defeat by 
the Atlantics—The Finest Game on Record—Eleven 
Innings Played—Score 8 to 7 Only—An Exciting 
Contest in the Presence of Twenty 
Thousand People. 

If there is one feature of our national game of ball more 
than another which especially commends it to popularity, it is 
the fact of the glorious uncertainty attendant upon it. Hence, 
no matter how excellent in skill a nine may be, invariable suc¬ 
cess, season after season, is never at their command; and there¬ 
fore no club can long monopolize that supremacy which all are 
ambitious of attaining, for the door is always left open for 
aspirants to baseball fame to enter the portals of the temple of 
the goddess and grasp the laurels in the face of the strongest 
opposition. 

Since 1868, the noted ‘‘Red Stocking” nine of the Cincin¬ 
nati Club has escaped defeat in every game they have played 
up to June 14, 1870, and during that interim they have earned 
a reputation any club might feel proud of, not only for their 
masterly displays as skillful experts in the game, but also for 
their fair and manly efforts to win for the honor of victory, 
aside from any temptations offered by the dollar and cent in¬ 
fluences in the form of extra gate money contests or “ betting 
ring” arrangements. On their third Eastern tour they entered 
the metropolis victorious in every encounter since they left 
home, and in their first match with the champion club of New 
York City they came out of the conflict victorious, after having 
given our citizens a model display of the beauties of the game 
of baseball. 

On Tuesday, June 14, however, they for the first time met 
their equals on the field, and after a game played in masterly 
style on both sides in a majority of the innings, they were 
obliged to succumb to the superior play of their opponents; 


BASEBALL IN CINCINNATI 


191 


but it was a defeat they had no need to be ashamed of, for 
never before in the annals of the Atlantic Club did the Brook¬ 
lyn nine make so fine a display of fielding and scientific batting 
as in this game. Many people supposed that, owing to the great 
crowd present to witness the Red Stocking and Mutual match, 
the public desire to see the Cincinnati players would have been 
satisfied, but apparently the appetite for the Red Stocking dis¬ 
plays only grew the faster the more it was fed, for the gather¬ 
ing on the Capitoline grounds on Tuesday exceeded that upon 
the Union grounds on Monday by at least a third, fully nine 
thousand people passing into the enclosure of the Capitoline 
grounds on Tuesday. Without any further preface, however, 
we now proceed to give the details of each inning’s play. 

The Game. 

The Atlantics very wisely healed all their differences and 
entered the field in their full strength, and with their eldest 
and most reliable players in their old positions, including their 
best batsman, Pearce. Fortunately, too, for their success in 
the game, a dead ball was provided for the contest, the ball 
used being a model one for first-class fielding nines. As the 
Red Stockings entered the field, a few of the roughs in the 
assemblage attempted to hiss them, but at once a round of 
applause greeted the strangers, and the hissers were shamed 
into silence. 

Ferguson and Harry Wright selected Charley Mills, of the 
Mutual Club, as umpire, and a better could not have been 
chosen. Ferguson, who won the toss, sent the Cincinnatis to 
bat, and at 3:12 p. M. George Wright took his stand at home 
base and the game began. 

A Parley Between the Contestants. 

The game had no sooner reached the close of the ninth in¬ 
ning than one of the directors of the Atlantic Club came on the 
field and desired Ferguson to close the game as it was; that is, 
to let it be considered a drawn game. To this Harry Wright 
demurred, but, despite the calls from the spectators to have 
the game continued, the Atlantics insisted upon a drawn game, 




192 


A HISTORY 


and the umpire, thinking he heard Harry Wright consent, re¬ 
tired from the field; as in such cases, until the two captains 
of the contesting nines decide what shall be done, the umpire 
has nothing to say, although he should not leave the field until 
both captains consent to draw. On consulting the rules in 
reference to a similar case, it was found that if either captain 
refused to consent to a tie game at the close of the ninth in¬ 
ning being considered a drawn game, then the party refusing 
to continue to play loses the game by forfeit, and by a score 
of 9 to 0. When it was found, also, that the Red Stockings 
stuck to their posts, and that if the Atlantics did not soon take 
their places the umpire would declare the game forfeited, 
Ferguson got his men out again and the game was resumed. 
As Chapman had taken the bats and marched off the field when 
a drawn game had been talked of, the crowd rushed in and 
surrounded the Red Stockings, and considerable “chin music’’ 
was indulged in. 


The Game Resumed. 

The ninth inning had closed at 5 :20 p. m., and at 5:25, the 
field having with difficulty been cleared—the police force pres¬ 
ent being inadequate for the duty—the game was resumed, the 
Atlantics again taking their places and the Red Stockings 
appearing at bat. Gould led off a poor hit, which was captured 
on the fly by Zettlein; Waterman also passed one up for Chap¬ 
man to take, but Allison hit a splendid grounder, which the 
third baseman should not have allowed to go by him; Charley 
Smith faced the music pluckily and stopped the ball, but could 
not get hold of it in time to put Allison out, and so the latter 
secured his base on his hit. There were now two men out and 
one on base, and Harry Wright came in to send Allison home, 
but instead he hit a “skyer” for Start to attend to, and away 
went the Reds to the field, a whitewashed party for the third 
time in succession, they having been unable to score since the 
seventh inning. It was now considered a sure thing for the 
Atlantics, and after Pike had been caught out by Sweasy, and 
McDonald and Pearce had earned bases on hits, it was big odds 
that the Atlantics would win the game. But now it was that 
the Red Stockings brought strategy into play with brilliant 


BASEBALL IN CINCINNATI 


193 


effect, and the way it was done was: Pearce was at first, which 
he had reached by one of those ‘‘fair foul” hits, as they are 
called, viz.: by hitting the ball close to the base so that it 
bounds to the foul ball ground back of third base, a hit he 
tried to make when he struck at the called ball in the fifth 
inning, this style of hitting almost always ensuring first base, 
though it is not a showy style of batting—and McDonald was 
at second, -when Smith hit a high ball which fell into George 
Wright’s hands. The base runners, thinking the catch sure, 
held their bases, but George stooped down so as to take the 
ball low, and, letting it bound out of his hands, passed it 
quickly to Waterman at third, cutting off McDonald, forced to 
run from second; and as Waterman promptly forwarded it to 
Sweasy, Pearce was thereby cut off at second, and all hopes 
of the winning run being earned in this inning were at the 
same time cut off by this beautiful piece of strategic play. The 
tenth inning closed with the score still 5 to 5. Notwithstanding 
the disappointment the friends of the Atlantics felt, they never¬ 
theless could not withhold their admiration at the coolness- and 
skill displayed by the Red Stockings in this important period 
of the game. 


The Last Inning. 

Once more the Red Stockings went to bat, and once more 
did the Atlantics go to field. Leonard led off with a high ball 
back of the foul ball line, which Start—who fielded splendidly 
in the game—caught in handsome style; Brainard, however, 
hit a long bounder between center and right field, out of Hall’s 
reach, on which he made his second. Sweasy then hit one in 
the same direction, which Hall got under, and would have held 
but that McDonald ran against him, and between the two 
Sweasy secured his first and Brainard reached his third. Mc- 
Vey also hit the ball down Hall’s way, Brainard running home 
the moment the ball was held on the fly by Hall, thereby giving 
the Cincinnatis the lead in the game once more. George Wright 
now came to the rescue, and, hitting a hot one towards Pike, 
secured his base, it being impossible to stop the ball in time. 
On this hit Sweasy came in, thus leaving the score at 7 to 5 in 
favor of the Red Stockings, and as Gould was immediately 


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A HISTORY 


after retired at first by Zettlein and Start, the Atlantics went 
to the bat with two runs to go to save defeat. 

The Final Rally. 

It was now evident that Brainard lacked nerve and en¬ 
durance for such a trial, and apparently the Atlantics per¬ 
ceived this weak spot, for they opened play at the bat with a 
vim not previously shown in the game. Smith led off with a 
sharp grounder past third base, which gave him his first easily, 
and by a high over-pitch of Brainard’s he took his third. The 
applause which followed was stunning. Start followed Smith, 
and it soon was made evident that Joseph meant business this 
time, if he never did before, and waiting patiently for a ball 
to suit him, he sent it flying to right field. As the ball came 
towards the crowd they gave way, and it fell upon the bank- 
side almost dead. McVey was after it like a flash, but as he 
stooped to pick up the ball in the crowd one of the partisans 
present jumped on his back. The crowd did not sympathize 
with this style of work, and the fellow soon found himself in 
hot water; in fact, but for the police, he would have been 
roughly handled. Before McVey could handle and throw the 
ball, Start secured his third, Smith having preceded him home. 
Now it was that things began to look lively and promising 
for the Atlantics. Still, in remembrance of the previous in¬ 
ning’s play, there was nothing regarded as sure yet. The point 
was to avoid George Wright, and, with this point in view, 
Ferguson, when he went to bat, stood so as to hit the ball left- 
handed, and, as he can use one hand as well as the other, by 
this change he drew the ball round from George’s reach to¬ 
wards right short, and thereby secured his base on a hit and 
sent Start home, Joe’s run making the score a tie once more 
—7 to 7. For a minute nothing could be heard for the yells and 
cheering which resounded from the crowd, but after quiet was 
partially restored Zettlein went to bat, and, hitting a hot liner 
to Gould, he made his base, as Gould found the ball too hot 
and too far out of reach to capture it, but he stopped its force 
and sent it towards Sweasy. He, however, did not pick it up 
cleanly, and, in fact, by a bad muff, he not only let Ferguson 
get his third, but allowed him to steal home, thereby giving the 


BASEBALL IN CINCINNATI 


195 


victory to the Atlantics. Hall was the next striker, and as he 
sent the ball to Sweasy, Zettlein ran for second. But again 
did Sweasy muff the ball. Pike now came to bat, and, popping 
up a high one for Sweasy to take, a double play was made, 
Zettlein being put out on returning to second on the fly ball. 
This ended the game, with the totals at 8 to 7 in favor of the 
Atlantics. Below we give the full and correct score: 

SCORE. 


BATTING. FIELDING. 

CINCINNATI. OR1BTBELB FLDT AE 

G. Wright, s. s.2 2 3 3 1 2 1 1 0 2 4 0 

Gould, 1st b.6 0 0 0 0 0 8 1 0 9 0 1 

Waterman, 3db.4 0 2 2 0 1 1 2 0 3 4 2 

Allison, ..2 1 3 3 1 2 0 2 3 5 0 3 

H. Wright, c. f.4 0 1 1 0 1 0 3 0 3 0 0 

Leonard, 1. f.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 

Brainard, p.3 2 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 

Sweasy, 2db.2 2 3 3 1 1 4 3 0 7 5 3 

McVey, r. f.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 


Total .33 7 14 15 4 7 14 15 4 33 14 12 

BATTING. FIELDING. 

ATLANTIC. O RlBTBEL B FLDT A E 

Pearce, s. s.3 2 3 3 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 

Smith, 3d b.3 2 2 4 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 

Start, 1st b.3 3 3 5 0 0 8 6 0 14 0 0 

Chapman, 1. f.4 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 

Ferguson, ..3 1 2 2 0 1 0 2 2 4 0 3 

Zettlein, p.5 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 

Hall c. f.4 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 

Pike’, 2d b.4 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 3 6 1 

McDonald, r. f.4 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 


Total .33 8 14 18 5 2 10 20 2 33 9 7 

Runs scored .1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 

Cincinnati .2 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2-7 

Atlantic .0 0 0 2 0 2 0 HO 0 3-8 

Runs earned .1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 

Cincinnati .0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0-2 

Atlantic .0 000000100 2—3 






























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A HISTORY 


Of the play in this remarkable contest, where all did so 
well, it would be almost invidious to select any individual 
player for special praise, but Ferguson’s splendid catching on 
one side, and George Wright’s model shortfielding on the other, 
certainly merit praiseworthy remarks. Smith’s third-base play, 
too, was a model display,' and assuredly neither Start nor Pike 
ever played their positions better, while Pearce’s nerve and 
judgment, and his skillful, scientific play at the bat, was of 
valuable service to the Atlantics. Zettlein never pitched with 
such effect as in this game. The fact that such a nine as the 
Fed Stockings have were put out in eleven innings’ play for 
two earned runs is sufficient to show the character of the pitch¬ 
ing of Zettlein in the match. Brainard was equally effective 
up to the tenth inning, but afterwards he fell off. The out- 
fielding of the Red Stockings was a feature in their play, the 
cleverness displayed in judging the batting of the Atlantics 
being especially noteworthy. The clubs were fortunate in 
having an umpire who proved himself thoroughly impartial and 
sound in his judgments, both clubs being fully satisfied with 
him, and this is rarely the case. The game was played in a 
thoroughly friendly spirit by the contesting nines. 

The Return Match with the Atlantics. 

The Atlantics did play the return mateh when they visited 
Cincinnati the following September 2, when they lost the game 
to the Reds in a score of 4 to 3. On October 26 the Red Stock¬ 
ings visited Philadelphia and played the decisive game with 
the Atlantics, when they were again defeated by the Atlantics 
in a score of 11 to 7. The defeat of the Reds by the Atlantics 
two out of three games played with them, thus made the At¬ 
lantics champions for the year of 1870. Had the present-day 
rules been in vogue at that time, the Reds would have won the 
pennant with a large percentage. 

The Red Stockings’ Game with the Athletics. 

On June 17 the Red Stockings defeated the Eckfords, of 
New York, in a score of 24 to 7. Leaving New York, they then 
went over to New Jersey, where they defeated four clubs; 



From photos taken at the time. 


ATHLETIC BASEBALL TEAM, 1870. 

F. G. Malone, C. 

A. J. Reach, 2nd B. W. D. Fisler, 1st B. 

J. Radcliff, S. S. .T. T. Pratt, 3rd B. 

J. D. McBride, P. 

G. Bechtel, L. F. J. Sensenderfer, C. F. 

Thomas Berry, R. F. H. C. Schafer, R. F. 










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19 $ 

thence to Philadelphia, where they encountered and won from 
the Intrepids, Keystones and Athletics. The Athletics were a 
strong team, and the city was alive with excitement and in¬ 
terest over their contest with the Red Stockings. There had 
been immense crowds out to see ball games before, but on this 
day (June 22, 1870), neither in regard to the number of people 
nor the intense interest in the game, had any previous contest 
in Philadelphia, or in the country, ever equaled the gathering 
assembled to witness this game, and for excitement no contest 
of any kind in the sporting annals of the Quaker City had up 
to that time ever equaled it. 

The players of both nines were as follows: 


CINCINNATIS. 

George Wright. 

Allison . 

Brainard . 

Gould. 

Sweasy. 

Waterman. 

Harry Wright. 

Leonard . 

McVey. 


... Shortstop 

.Catcher 

.Pitcher 

... First Base 
.Second Base 
.. Third Base 
.. .Left Field 
Center Field 
.. Right Field 


ATHLETICS. 

Radcliff. 

Malone. 

McBride . 

Fisler. 

Reach... 

Pratt. 

Bechtel. 

Sensenderfer . 

Schafer. 


... Shortstop 

.Catcher 

.Pitcher 

,. .First Base 
.Second Base 
. .Third Base 
. .Left Field 
Center Field 
.Right Field 


The Athletics presented the name of Mr. Holbach, of the 
Keystones, and the Reds nominated Mr. Glover, of the New 
York Empires, to act as umpire. Neither seemed to be satis¬ 
factory, so a compromise was made on Mr. McMullen, who had 




















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A HISTORY 


recently joined the Haymakers. He acted with great impar¬ 
tiality and was satisfactory to both the public and the players. 
The game started at 3:45 p. m., and lasted three hours and 
twenty-five minutes. The score made: 


Runs Scored .1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 

Cincinnati .2 2 4 5 5 3 4 0 2—27 

Athletics ..7 4 1 3 1 1 4 4 0—25 


The Athletics were a more powerful club than the Atlan- 
tics, and as they had defeated the latter the Monday previous, 
19 to 3, they considered a victory over the Bed Stockings as 
almost beyond a doubt. Philadelphia was jubilant over that 
19 to 3, and offered odds on its favorites. It had been arranged 
to ring the State House bell the night of the game over the 
triumph of the Athletics, but, alas! the joyous peals came not 
forth. 

The Beds played with a splendid coolness and nerve that 
was worthy of the highest admiration. The game opened 
strongly against them, but they went to work and pulled up, 
and pulled ahead with a power and courage that convinced the 
multitude that the Bed Stockings battled as well as when they 
were behind as when they were ahead. 

At the end of the second inning, when the score was 11 
to 4 against the Beds, it was thought, of course, that another 
defeat was in store for them. The Athletics got this lead by 
terrific batting. They furnished the most elastic ball they 
could get, and the manner in which they sent it flying beyond 
the outfielders in the first and second innings promised very 
bad for the Cincinnatis. 

The eighth inning closed with a tie—25 to 25—over which 
the multitude were wild with joy, for their favorites had caught 
up by a splendid chance hit that brought two men home, and 
gave the striker a home run. The ninth inning closed the 
battle, and closed it gloriously, with the only blank for the 
Athletics, and leaving Fisler, their best player, at third. The 
multitude groaned as the concluding fly rested in George 
Wright’s hands, and then dispersed very quietly. 

The Cincinnatians present were very jubilant. They 
cheered and threw up their hats, and waved handkerchiefs. 





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201 


There was some attempt made by the Philadelphians to carry 
Allison off the field on their shoulders, but the red-legged 
catcher declined that sort of transportation. The Reds rode 
to and from the grounds in an omnibus drawn by four horses 
decorated with a number of flags. On the way out the small 
boys shouted, “You’re a-goin’ to get beat,” “You’re a-goin’ 
to get beat. ’ ’ Coming back, the men waved their hats and the 
women.their handkerchiefs, while the bad small boys looked 
up with chagrin and said “Go to hell.” 


CHAPTER VIII. 


Homeward Bound—The Red Stockings Presented with 
Banner. 

After leaving Philadelphia, the Red Stockings stopped at 
Baltimore and Washington, reaching home after their great 
Eastern tonr on July 1st. Their first encounter here was on 
July 2d, when they played a very close game with the Forest 
Citys, of Rockford, Ill., however winning the game in a score 
of 14 to 13, but two days afterwards they defeated this same 
club in a score of 24 to 7. The 9th of July, when the Reds 
visited Rockford, the Forest Citys played a tie game with 
them, 16 to 16. The Kekiongas, of Fort Wayne, Ind., met the 
Reds on the 13th of July, and this date seemed to prove a 
hoodoo, for the Reds beat them in the game with a score of 
70 to 1. In the seventh inning of this game the Reds made 
twenty-seven runs. 

On July 27 the Cincinnati Club suffered their second de¬ 
feat, when they were matched against the Athletics, of Phila¬ 
delphia. The Reds did their best, but they finally succumbed 
to the visiting club in a score of 7 to 11. 

On August 16 there was held a meeting of the members of 
the Cincinnati Baseball Club at Mozart Hall, to transact the 
usual business of the month. At this meeting the resignations 
of President Aaron B. Champion, Vice-President Thomas G. 
Smith and Secretary John P. Joyce were read and accepted 
with most profound regret. These gentlemen had given to the 
club much of their time during the previous year, but their 
business was such that they would not be able to devote any 
more time away from it. The success of the Red Stockings of 
1869 was greatly due to the energy, enthusiasm, ability, brains, 
hard work and the time devoted by Mr. Aaron B. Champion 
and Mr. John P. Joyce, all of which was given by them without 
any compensation whatever. After quite a lengthy debate, 
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BASEBALL IN CINCINNATI 


203 


new officers were chosen and elected. Mr. A. P. C. Bonte was 
the President; Mr. Al. G. Corre, Vice-President, and Mr. W. P. 
Noble, Secretary. 

The White Stockings, of Chicago, were the next ones to 
shatter the prestige of the Red Stockings, when, on September 
7, they defeated the Redlegs in a score of 6 to 10; this was 
their third defeat. Just previous to this game, on the 2d of 
September, the Reds defeated the Atlantics, of Brooklyn. It 
will be remembered that this club had given the Reds their 
first defeat, but on this day the Reds won in a score of 14 to 3. 
When the game was over, Mr. Aaron B. Champion came out 
upon the field and presented the Red Stocking players with a 
handsome silk banner a gift from the ladies. Mr. Champion 
said in his speech: 

“Gentlemen of the First Nine of the Cincinnati Club :—I 
have the honor, on behalf of a number of ladies of our city, to 
present to you this beautiful banner. These ladies desire in 
this token to express to you not only the pleasure they have 
felt in witnessing your play, but also wish to testify their ap¬ 
probation and delight that you have made the word ‘Red Stock¬ 
ing/ which is placed on this flag, famous throughout the coun¬ 
try by your gentlemanly qualities, as well as by your abilities 
on the field. They hope that your conduct will hereafter be as 
pure as the color of this flag on which the name is written, and 
that no stain shall ever be put upon it by your actions, but 
that it may remain white and unsullied as now.” 

To this presentation speech Harry Wright responded: 

“On behalf of this nine, I wish to say to these kind givers 
of this flag, that we sincerely thank them for this gift, and 
also thank them for the kind feelings (thoroughly appreciated 
by us) which induced it. We shall always carry this banner 
with us, and, though it may not on every occasion float over a 
victorious ball field, yet it shall ever wave over us as victors 
over all temptations .’ 9 (Applause.) 

October 13 was the next unlucky day for the Reds, for they 
were again defeated by the White Stockings, of Chicago, in a 
score of 13 to 16. On the 15th the Red Stockings suffered their 
fifth defeat of the year, when they laid down to the Forest 
Citys, of Rockford, Ills. The score was 5 to 12. 


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A HISTORY 


The Atlantics, of Brooklyn, who had won and lost a game 
with the Reds, were matched against them on October 26, to 
decide the best two out of three. The sixth and last defeat of 
the Reds came then. They played another 7 to 11 game, as 
they did when they lost to the Athletics on July 27. 

The last game of the year of 1870, and the last game in 
which the old Red Stockings, the heroes and champions of 
the year of 1869, ever played together, was played with the 
Forest Citys, of Cleveland, 0. And the Reds won the game 
with the score 28 to 5. 

When the Reds stepped out of the field after the conclu¬ 
sion of this game, their end was near at hand. The Executive 
Committee and the officers of the Cincinnati Baseball Club who 
had followed Mr. Champion, Mr. Smith and Mr. Joyce had 
adopted new rules and regulations by which the club was to be 
governed in the future. Public interest and enthusiasm had 
greatly weakened. People were no longer willing to put up 
the money to sustain the club in the way in which it should be. 
The players became dissatisfied, and it was quite evident that 
the nine and the club would soon be broken up. 

SCORES MADE BY THE CINCINNATI BASEBALL CLUB 
DURING THE SEASON OF 1870. 

r£d stockings. opponents. 


Apr. 18. Picked Nine, Cincinnati.34 5 

21. Eagles, Louisville, Ky.94 7 

25. Pelicans, New Orleans, La.51 1 

26. Southerns, New Orleans, La.79 6 

28. Atlantics, New Orleans, La.39 (8 innings) 6 

29. Lone Stars, New Orleans, La.26 7 

30. Robert E. Lees, New Orleans, La.24 4 

May 4. Orientals, Memphis, Tenn...100 2 

6. Picked Nine, Cincinnati.37 19 

7. Picked Nine, Cincinnati.42 17 

8. College Kills, Cincinnati.72 10 

12. Forest Citys, Cleveland, 0.12 2 

13. Forest Citys, Cleveland, 0.12 2 

20. Riversides, Portsmouth, 0.32 3 

23. Orions, Lexington, Ky.74 0 

25. Unions, Urbana, 0.108 3 

26. Daytons, Dayton, 0.104 9 

31. Forest Citys, Cleveland, 0.27 13 




















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205 


July 


ug. 


Oct. 



RED 

STOCKINGS. 

OPPONENTS. 

1. 

Flour Citys, Rochester, N. Y. 


2 

2. 

Ontarios, Oswego, N. Y. 


4 

3. 

Old Elms, Pittsfield, Mass. 


17 

4. 

Harvards, Boston, Mass. 

...46 

15 

6. 

Lowells, Boston, Mass. 

...17 

4 

8. 

Clippers, Lowell, Mass. 


5 

9. 

Tri-mountains, Boston, Mass. 


6 

10. 

Fairmounts, Worcester, Mass. 


19 

13. 

Mutuals, New York City, N. Y. 

...16 

3 

14. 

Atlantics, Brooklyn, N. Y. 

... 7 

8 lost 

15. 

Unions, Morrisania, N. J. 

...14 

0 

16. 

Resolutes, Elizabeth, N. J. 

.. .22 

7 

17. 

Eckfords, New York City, N. Y.... 

...24 

7 

18. 

Stars, Brooklyn, N. Y. 

...16 

11 

20. 

Amateurs, Newark, N. J. 


2 

21. 

Intrepids, Philadelphia, Pa. 

.. .52 

14 

22. 

Athletics, Philadelphia, Pa. 

...27 

25 

23. 

Keystones, Philadelphia, Pa. 

...37 

26 

24. 

Pastimes, Baltimore, Md. 

...30 

8 

25. 

Marylands, Baltimore, M. D. 

...30 

8 

27. 

Olympics, Washington, D. C. 

...35 (8 innings) 25 

28. 

Nationals, Washington, D. C. 

...30 

10 

2. 

Forest Citys, Rockford, Ill. 

.. .14 

13 

5. 

Forest Citys, Rockford, Ill. 

...24 

7 

9. 

Picked Nine, Cincinnati. 

...56 

19 

11. 

Forest Citys, Rockford, Ill. 

.. .16 

16 tie 

13. 

Kekiongas, Fort Wayne, Ind. 

...70 

1 

16. 

Eagles, Louisville, Ky. 

...25 

13 

18. 

Harvards, Boston, Mass. 

...20 

17 

27. 

Athletics, Philadelphia, Pa. 

... 7 

11 lost 

30. 

Mutuals, New York City, N. Y. 

...15 

12 

5. 

Indianapolis, Indianapolis, Ind. 

...61 

8 

6. 

Olympics, Washington, D. C. 

...38 

3 

9. 

Haymakers, Troy, N. Y. 

...34 

8 

22. 

Live Oaks, Cincinnati. 

...45 

2 

23. 

Amateurs, Washington C. H., 0— 

.. .72 

6 

27. 

Riversides, Portsmouth 0. 

.. .29 

27 

2. 

Atlantics, Brooklyn, N. Y. 

.. .14 

3 

7. 

White Stockings, Chicago, Ill. 

... 6 

10 lost 

15. 

Riversides, Portsmouth, 0. 

...12 

1 

21. 

Resolutes, Hamilton, 0. 

...36 

4 

27. 

Empires, St. Louis, Mo. 

... 7 

5 

28. 

Unions, St. Louis, Mo. 

...28 

1 

6. 

Forest Citys, Cleveland, 0. 

...18 

15 

13. 

White Stockings, Chicago, Ill. 

. ..13 

16 lost 

15. 

Forest Citys, Rockford, Ill. 

... 5 

12 lost 











































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A HISTORY 


24. 

Haymakers, Troy, N. Y. 

BED STOCKINGS. 

.12 

OPPONENTS. 

7 

25. 

Mutuals, New York City, N. Y.. 

.7 

1 

26. 

Atlantics, Brooklyn, N. Y. 


11 lost 

2. 

Mutuals, New York City, N. Y. 

.23 

7 

5. 

Forest Citys, Cleveland, 0. 

.28 

5 


GAMES OF THE CINCINNATI RED STOCKINGS IN 1870. 



CINCINNATI. 

OPPONENTS. 

Number of games played. 

. 74 

74 

Number of games won. 

. 68 

6 

Total number of runs. 

.2,732 

648 

































































































From his last photo, taken 1894. 


AARON B. CHAMPION, 

President 

Cincinnati Baseball Club, 1869. 


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209 


Mr. Aaron B. Champion. 

Aaron B. Champion was the second president of the Cin¬ 
cinnati Baseball Club. He was a man of the highest integrity 
in character, and possessed a courteous and genial manner 
which endeared him to each member of the club. His was a 
noble nature, which never swerved in his faithfulness to duty 
and in his devotion to high principle. 

No club with such a man as Mr. Champion at its head 
could ever be recreant to the high standards which he estab¬ 
lished for its regulation, and much of the success of the Cin¬ 
cinnati Club was due to his excellent" management. At his 
death the following telegram from the president of the Base¬ 
ball League, received by Mr. Ren Mulford, Jr., at that time 
baseball reporter for the Post , speaks for itself as an indication 
of the general high regard in which Mr. Champion was held: 

Washington, D. C., September 3, 1895. 

I am pained to hear of the death of my old friend. He was not 
only Champion in name, but champion of everything that was honest 
and clean in baseball. The League will take suitable action, expressive 
of its deep regret and its appreciation of his manly, noble and honorable 
character, when it meets. N. E. Young, President. 


CHAPTER IX. 


The Dissolution of the Old Red Stockings and Disbanding 
of the Original Cincinnati Baseball Club. 

The nine of 1869, as has been seen, played all through the 
following year without a change in its players, but by the end 
of the season it became quite evident that they could no longer 
hold together. Professional baseball players had crept into 
almost every club of note in the country. The old Reds were 
offered increased salaries, much more than the people of Cin¬ 
cinnati would be willing to contribute. 

The players of the unbeaten Reds of 1869 then sought en¬ 
trance into other clubs in the East, many of them joining the 
Boston Baseball Club, while others joined the Olympic Base¬ 
ball Club, of Washington, D. C. 

The end of the year 1870 marks the breaking up of the 
Cincinnati professional Red Stockings, until they were reor¬ 
ganized under an entirely new system and management some 
years later. This fact will be observed by the reading of the 
following circular sent out by the president of the Cincinnati 
Baseball Club, Mr. A. P. C. Bonte, which bears the date of 
November 21, 1870: 

Dear Sir: —According to the custom, the Executive Board reports 
to the members of the Cincinnati Baseball Club its determination 
in reference to the baseball season of 1871. We have had communica¬ 
tion with many of the leading baseball players throughout the country, 
as well as with the various members of our former nine. 

Upon the information thus obtained, we have arrived at the con¬ 
clusion that to employ a nine for the coming season, at the enormous 
salaries now demanded by professional players, would plunge our club 
deeply into debt at the end of the year. 

The experience of the past two years has taught us that a nine 
whose aggregate salaries exceed six or eight thousand dollars can not, 
even with the strictest economy, be self-sustaining. 

If we should employ a nine at the high salaries now asked, the 
maximum sum above stated would be nearly doubled. The large 
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Chas. H. CouLB 

First 


G-eorgf Bright 
Short 


Calvin A, fA e Vcy 

CatcHE ft 


Amorcvu Leonard 
Lerr 


Harry CShafer 
Third 


From original photos taken by Warren in Boston at the time. 

BOSTON BASEBALL TEAM, 1871-1873. 





























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213 


liabilities thus incurred would result in bankruptcy or compel a heavy 
levy upon our members to make up a deficiency. We are also satisfied 
that payment of large salaries causes jealousy, and leads to extrava¬ 
gance and dissipation on the part of the players, which is injurious 
to them, and is also destructive of that subordination and good feeling 
necessary to the success of a nine. 

Our members have year after year contributed liberally for the 
liquidation of the expenses incurred in the employment of players. 
We do not feel that we would be justified in calling upon them again; 
and, therefore, for the reasons herein stated, have resolved to hire no 
players for the coming season. We believe that there will be a develop¬ 
ment of the amateur talent of our club, such as has not been displayed 
since we employed professionals, and that we will still enjoy the 
pleasure of witnessing many exciting contests on our grounds. We 
take this opportunity of stating that our club and grounds are entirely 
free from debt; and, deeming it our first duty to see that they remain 
so, we pursue the course indicated in this circular. 

For the Executive Board, 

Will. P. Noble, Secretary. A. P. C. Bonte, President. 

Shortly after the above circular was sent out, there was a 
called meeting at the residence of one of the officers, when it 
was decided to disband the club. A public meeting of the 
members was then held and this decision was put into effect. 
And so it was that the great baseball club which has made our 
Cincinnati the cradle of our professional national game, passed 
out of existence, to live only in the memories of those enthu¬ 
siastic lovers of the sport who can, during their hours of rem¬ 
iniscences, recall the time when they were young and cheered 
for the old Red Stockings in the days of “Auld Lang Syne.” 

The Reds Invade England. 

The year of 1874 was memorable in baseball by the trip of 
the Boston and Athletic Clubs to England. The clubs left 
Philadelphia on the steamship “Ohio,” July 16, arriving in 
Liverpool on July 27. Among the players of the Boston Club 
were Harry Wright, George Wright, Cal McVey, Andy Leon¬ 
ard, Sam Wright (the brother of Harry and George Wright), 
and Al. G. Spalding, who is to-day so well known in the base¬ 
ball world. 

Baseball games were played at Liverpool, Manchester, 
London, Sheffield and Dublin. The Englishmen were greatly 


214 


A HISTORY 


astonished at the wonderful celerity of the baseball players in 
fielding. The scores of the games were large, owing to the 
speedy grounds played upon. 

Club Management. 

Mr. John P. Joyce, the secretary of the Cincinnati Red 
Stockings of 1869, was the first one to initiate a system of 
management into a baseball club, when he piloted that wonder¬ 
ful team in their unparalleled successful trip from ocean to 
ocean. 

The victories achieved by the Red Stockings in this year 
aroused such great interest and enthusiasm among the general 
public in the game of baseball, that the following year more 
than a score of cities throughout the country followed the ex¬ 
ample set by Mr. Joyce in the employment of a regular manager 
to keep their teams in good discipline and under proper training. 


Formed an Association. 

The success of the Red Stockings of 1869 led to the or¬ 
ganization of other nines of that class, and by 1871 the clubs 
had become numerous and influential enough to establish a 
professional association of their own. On March 17, 1871, the 
first convention of delegates from representative professional 
clubs throughout the country was held at Collier’s Cafe, corner 
of Broadway and Thirteenth Street, New York City, when the 
National Association of Professional Baseball Clubs was formed. 

In that year the first series of championship contests under 
a regular official code of rules was established, and since then 
the professional contests have been the most interesting base¬ 
ball events of each season. 

Upon the establishment of the National League of Profes¬ 
sional Baseball Clubs, the Cincinnati Club fell into the hands 
of George and Josiah Keck, who moved the grounds from the 
rear of Lincoln Park to those near the Stockyards. They were 
afterwards moved to the foot of Bank Street, and thence to 
their present location. 





THE CINCINNATI BASEBALL PARK, 
Showing Diamond. 





































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































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215 


THE CINCINNATI BASEBALL CLUB OF 1876. 


J. L. Keck. 

G. H. Van Voorhis. 
David P. Pearson. 
William C. Fisher 
Charles H. Gould. 
Charles J. Sweasy 

A. S. Booth. 

Henry Kessler 
Charles W. Jones. 

Robert Clark. 

Emanuel Snyder.. 
Samuel J. Fields.. 


.. .President 
... Secretary 

.Catcher 

.Pitcher 

.. First Base 
Second Base 
.. Third Base 
... Shortstop 
. .Left Field 
Center Field 
. Right Field 
... Substitute 


Championship Club, 1859-1876. 

1858-9.New York. (Picked Nine from New York Clubs.) 

Fashion Course Games. 

1860 .Undecided. 

1861 .Brooklyn, of Brooklyn. 

1862 .Eckford, of Brooklyn. 

1863 .Eckford, of Brooklyn. 

1864 .Atlantic, of Brooklyn. 

1865 .Atlantic, of Brooklyn. 

1866 .Athletic, of Philadelphia. 

1867 .Unions, of Morrisania. 

1868 .Athletic, of Philadelphia. 

1869 .Cincinnati RED STOCKINGS. 

1870 .Atlantic, of Brooklyn. 

1871 .Athletic, of Philadelphia. 

1872..Boston, of Boston. 

1873 .Boston, of Boston. 

1874 .Boston, of Boston. 

1875 .Boston, of Boston. 


Ever since the Cincinnati Baseball Club has belonged to the 
League of Professional Baseball Clubs, it has endeavored each 
year to land the pennant, but has time and again failed to get 
the cherished trophy. It is difficult to say why such has been 
the case, so we must attribute it to bad luck. 
































FOREWORD. 


My readers have seen by the preceding pages that the Cin¬ 
cinnati Baseball Club was broken np at the close of the year 
of 1870, and was not reorganized until the formation of the 
National League of Professional Clubs in 1876. 

It will, I know, be of great interest to many of my friends 
to learn something of baseball since that time to the present 
day, from the pen of one who is thoroughly conversant with 
the subject. 

My lifelong friend, Mr. Ren Mulford, Jr., has kindly con¬ 
sented to give us this information in the subsequent pages. 

Mr. Mulford is too well known in the baseball world of 
to-day to need any introduction. His long connection with the 
Cincinnati Enquirer, Cincinnati Times-Star and the Cincinnati 
Post as their baseball editor, as well as his many able and well- 
written contributions to their columns, has won for him a 
national reputation, while his articles as a baseball correspondent 
for Sporting Life have been conceded as among the best in the 
country. 

It is with much pleasure that I publish, in connection with 
my early history of the national game, Mr. Mulford’s resume 
of the sport in Cincinnati from 1876 to the present time. 














































The Ball Fields from 1876 to the 
Present Day. 


The fact that the prophet Isaiah mentioned ball-tossing in 
his chronicles of the days of the ancient Hebrews rather adds 
to the bemuddlement of Henry Chadwick, A. G. Spalding, W. 
M. Rankin, John Montgomery Ward and the other historians 
who have been throwing the searchlight of investigation into 
the past, vainly hunting for the birthplace of baseball. 

All authorities agree on the one point that Cincinnati was 
the cradle of professional baseball. The famous Red Stockings 
of 1869 was the first paid team in baseball history, although the 
spirit of commercialism had crept into the game before that 
period. Some of the “stars” of the amateur teams around the 
country in the late sixties enjoyed clerkships that came to 
them on account of their ability to play the game, rather than 
in recognition of their business gray matter. Two years be¬ 
fore the organization of the National League in 1876, the Cen¬ 
tennial year of our independence, two American teams, the 
Bostons and Athletics, made a tour of England and gave John 
Bull his first glimpse of the sport destined to become our great 
American national game. Since that first invasion of foreign 
land, diamond missionaries have spread the clean gospel of 
American sport the world over. Base hits have been made in 
the shadow of the Pyramids in Egypt and on the soil of the 
Csesars. There are in existence to-day baseball leagues in 
Hawaii, Australia, Japan, the Philippines, South Africa, 
England, Cuba and Porto Rico. Every one of Uncle Sam’s 
warships is provided with a baseball equipment, and the crew 
of every cruiser and battleship lays claim to a baseball team, 
and, in fact, baseball follows the flag everywhere. 


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222 


A HISTORY 


To attempt to tell the story of baseball from the days of 
1876 to 1907, a space of thirty-two eventful years, would be 
to grind out MSS. that could not be squeezed into the covers 
of a volume as pretentious as an encyclopedia. The roll-call 
of the immortals of the diamond would in itself be a stupen¬ 
dous task, for in every city where baseball is played, some 
baseball hero has pitched, batted or fielded himself into sport¬ 
ing history. 

Thirty-two years of baseball A lifetime of the sport. 
Were it possible to muster all of the professionals, major and 
minor, who have taken part in the championship of those three 
decades and two years of diamond activity, a great army in 
knickerbockers would be gathered together that would require 
hours to pass a given point. 

Perhaps it is odd that Cincinnati, the cradle of the game, 
should now be “The Hague of Baseball.” It would not be 
out of place to call the body, which is popularly described as 
the Supreme Court of Balldom, the National PEACE Com¬ 
mission. Since the days of ’76 baseball has had its bloodless 
wars in which fortunes have been lost struggling for players 
and territory. 

The National League came into existence in 1876, and was 
“Cock of the Baseball Walk” until the first American Asso¬ 
ciation was organized and took the field six years later in 1882. 
The National, while not hostile to the stripling, was not espe¬ 
cially joyous in its welcome, but in 1884 the first great cloud 
fell athwart the baseball horizon, when the Union Association 
took the field with chips on both shoulders. Recognizing no 
rights of territory or reservation, the Union Association planted 
its guns in the strongholds of both National League and Amer 
ican Association, but one year’s conflict sufficed and the colors 
of the Union Association were lowered in defeat. 

Two years after A. G. Spalding had taken the Chicagos 
and All Americas around the world—the great event of 1888— 
the rebellion of the Players’ Brotherhood occurred. Stars de¬ 
serted to the Players’ League in battalions, and the National 
League found itself in the thick of the conflict, not for su¬ 
premacy, but for existence. For this fight of 1890, the National 
.League was strengthened bv the accession of the Cincinnati 





From a recent photo. 

HON. AUGUST HERRMANN, 
Director 

Cincinnati B?aseball Club. 

Chairman 

National Commission. 


























































































































































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and Brooklyn Clubs. The defection of these clubs likewise 
weakened the American Association. The Players' League 
found the National League a tough foe, but at the close of 1890 
the old organization was virtually on the ropes. The Cincin¬ 
nati Club had been sold to the Players’ League emissaries. In 
the ranks of the latter organization, however, an epidemic of 
cold feet occurred and the Nationals outgeneraled their op¬ 
ponents, who retired from the field, and a new National Agree¬ 
ment was accepted in which the old Boston Players’ League 
Club became a member of the storm-tossed American Asso¬ 
ciation, which had also suffered heavy financial reverses during 
the stormy fight of ’90. 

That dream of peace in baseball, however, was short-lived. 
The American Association, reinforced by Boston and Washing¬ 
ton, balked on the decision of Allen W. Thurman and Colonel 
John I. Rogers, comprising the majority in the Board of Con¬ 
trol, awarded Harry Stovey to Boston and Louis Bierbauer 
to Pittsburg, players claimed to be on the Athletics’ reserve 
list. Louis C. Krauthoff, the Western Association member of 
the board, dissented from this majority opinion, which was re¬ 
sponsible for a tremendous uproar in the American Association 
camp. Immediate rebellion resulted, in which Colonel Thur¬ 
man was deposed and the new National Agreement shattered, 
while Cincinnati was taken into the American Association. 
That was the last act which prefaced the war of 1891. The 
lions and the lambs in this struggle met at Indianapolis in the 
winter of that year, and most of the Association lambs were 
swallowed in the amalgamation that brought the Twelve-club 
League into the field, but the “meal” cost $181,000 in good, 
hard cash. The National League worried along the major way 
with a dozen clubs in each championship race until 1900, when 
Cleveland, Washington, Louisville and Baltimore were retired 
by outright purchase. This left the field in control of one big 
eight-club organization, which was soon compelled, however, 
to notice the aggressive youngster, under Ban Johnson, which 
had begun life as the Western League. Cleveland, abandoned 
by the National, was taken into the new ximerican League cir¬ 
cuit, and permission granted to put a second club in Chicago, 
under Charles A. Comiskey. Thus the American League came 


226 


A HISTORY 


into prominence as a factor for recognition as an equal of the 
National League. The expansion microbe was at work in the 
American body politic. The American’s friendly overtures for 
a foothold in the East met with silence on the part of the Na¬ 
tional League. Meanwhile the old American League territory 
had been awarded to the new American Association, which, 
under Thomas Jefferson Hickey, was looming up in the West. 
Cut out of their old stronghold, the American abandoned Kan¬ 
sas City, Indianapolis, Minneapolis and Buffalo, and added Bos¬ 
ton, Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington to their circuit. 
That was the signal for the last war of 1901-’02, the fiercest 
fought of all baseball conflicts. 

The abandonment of Milwaukee a year later gave St. Louis 
a rival. The wrecking of the Baltimore Club in mid-season of 
1902 had no effect upon American lines. The playing breach 
was patched up, Baltimore continued in the League, but in 
December the Orioles were dropped and New York admitted in 
the place of the Marylanders. 

In the meantime “Fandom” was tired of contract-break¬ 
ing and all the displays of fractured faith that had been seen 
in all baseball wars. The advent of August Herrmann and his 
Cincinnati associates, Julius and Max Fleischmann and George 
B. Cox, into the councils of the National League was respon¬ 
sible for brighter days in the old organization. They were good 
fighters, but they saw no common sense in the throat-cutting 
warfare. Cincinnati has been the scene of many historic base¬ 
ball occurrences. Victorious teams have been welcomed home 
by brass bands and great concourses of enthusiasts. The “Big 
Four”—August Herrmann, Julius and Max Fleischmann and 
George B. Cox—however, who acquired the Red Club from 
John T. Brush and Ashley Lloyd by purchase, was celebrated 
by a tremendous night parade, in which tons of red fire were 
burned. The streets were thronged with cheering “Bugs,” and 
at a downtown dinner the new magnates were received with 
acclaim. This mid-season deal has been pronounced the tonic 
which saved the National League. Cincinnati new blood un¬ 
doubtedly prevented the game from going to ruin, and in the 
winter of 1902, at New York, emissaries of peace from the 
National were welcomed with open arms by the American 


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From a recent photo. 


COL. MAX C. FLEISCHMANN, 
Director 

Cincinnati Baseball Club. 









BASEBALL IN CINCINNATI 


229 


League. On January 10, 1903, the Cincinnati peace compact 
was signed, and thus ended the last of the diamond wars. Yet, 
in spite of these periods of unrest, interest in the game itself 
continued to increase. 


The Hague of Balldom. 

These cited upheavals were not the only periods of unrest 
in balldom by any means. A dozen organizations for the prop¬ 
agation of peace in balldom have lived and died, and the Na¬ 
tional League in the summer of 1903 gave the minor leagues 
an opportunity to get together and enjoy home rule and self- 
government when they abrogated at Redbank the national 
agreement front which the American League had withdrawn. 
The establishment of the National Commission, with August 
Herrmann as president—chosen by Harry Pulliam, of the Na¬ 
tional League, and Ban B. Johnson, of the American League— 
and John E. Bruce, secretary, was the happiest event of a dec¬ 
ade in balldom. The National Association of Professional 
Baseball Leagues, of which Patrick T. Powers is the president, 
at once came under the wing of the National Commission in 
friendly affiliation with the ruling powers of the two major 
leagues. When Secretary John H. Farrell called the 1907 roll 
of members of the National Association, no less than thirty re¬ 
sponded. The full roster is as follows: 


Eastern League. 

American Association. 
Southern League. 

Pacific Coast League. 

Western League. 

New York League. 

New England League. 
Connecticut League. 

Tri-State League. 

Central League. 
Indiana-Illinois-Iowa League. 
Northwestern League. 
Ohio-Pennsylvania League. 
Virginia League. 

Inter-State League. 


Western Association. 

South Atlantic League. 

Texas League. 
Ohio-Pennsylvania-Maryland. 
Western Pennsylvania League. 
Cotton States League. 
Northern Copper. 

Iowa State League. 

Kansas State League. 

South Central League. 
Wisconsin League. 

Gulf Coast League. 

Western Canada. 

Eastern Illinois. 

South Michigan. 


230 


A HISTORY 


The admission of the Pacific Coast and Tri-State Leagues 
was the greatest stroke of the past few years for the betterment 
of organized baseball. These actions closed the gates to the der¬ 
elicts and made contract-jumping unprofitable. The amount of 
capital tied up in professional baseball now runs into the mil¬ 
lions. An army of professional players are to-day drawing good 
salaries. The increase in the compensation paid for baseball 
talent over the output in the early days is enormous. The 
Cincinnati Club paid Manager Ned Hanlon alone more money 
in 1907 than all the Red Stockings of ’69 drew for the never- 
to-be-equaled record, while his salary was almost as large as 
that which the entire champion Reds of 1882 drew for winning 
the only pennant ever credited to a Cincinnati team in a regular 
championship race, the first year of the American Association. 
To-day there are thirty-four leagues under the jurisdiction of 
the National Commission, with an aggregate of 4,500 players 
under contract, earning in salaries each year the sum of $3,500,- 
000. At least $8,000,000 are invested in professional baseball, 
while each small city has from twenty-five to fifty small league 
clubs. In addition, nearly every county in the more densely 
populated States claims a league. Uncle Ben Shibe, the vet¬ 
eran of the baseball business, manufactured over 5,000,000 
baseballs last year. 

Cincinnati in the Baseball Wars. 

During the troublesome times in baseball, Cincinnati has 
been in the thick of the struggles. League Park, which is now 
the site of the “Palace of the Fans,” the most magnificent 
structure ever dedicated to baseball enthusiasts, was once upon 
a time an old brickyard near Western Avenue, with ponds of 
various sizes, where the boys would amuse themselves wading 
and throwing mud at each other. 

The Reds of ’76, under Josiah L. Keck, were at home on 
the old Avenue grounds beyond the Stockyards, which were 
reached by special trains from the old Plum Street Depot, or 
by a long, tedious ride on the old horse-cars. Later on the 
Bank Street grounds were secured. There the ill-fated Na¬ 
tional League team under Nathan Menderson played. It was 
here that the Reds of 1882 were victorious in the first campaign 



From a recent photo. 


HON. JULIUS FLEISCHMANN, 
Director 

Cincinnati Baseball Club. 




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BASEBALL IN CINCINNATI 


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of the American Association. Aaron S. Stern was the mogul 
who directed Cincinnati’s only flag-winners. Louis Kramer, 
the attorney, was the President; Louis Herancourt, Treasurer, 
and the late 0. P. Caylor, one of the most brilliant baseball 
historians the game ever knew, Secretary. Charlie Fulmer was 
the manager and Charles N. Snyder, field captain. William H. 
White and Henry McCormick did the pitching, with Snyder 
and Phil Powers behind the bat. The others were: Dan Stearns, 
First Base; John A. McPhee, Second Base; W. W. Carpenter, 
Third Base; Charles Fulmer, Shortstop; Joe Sommer, Left 
Field; Jimmy Macullar, Center Field, and Harry Wheeler, 
Right Field. Harry Luff played twenty-seven games at first 
base. 

Cincinnati won fifty-four and lost twenty-six games that 
year, and beat the famed Eclipse Club, of Louisville, ten games. 
This was before the day of world’s championships, but that fall, 
on the Bank Street lot, the Reds, under Captain Snyder, met 
the Chicago League champions and Captain Anson, and divided 
honors in a brief two-game series. White had the better of 
Fred Goldsmith, and McCormick lost to Larry McCormick. Cin¬ 
cinnati, the cradle of the professional game, was thus the scene 
of the first clash between champions in major leagues. 

When the Union Association slipped into the field in 1884, 
the Cincinnati Club, with Justus Thorner, President, Frank B. 
Wright, Secretary, and George Gerke, Treasurer, euchred the 
American people out of the Bank Street grounds. Colonel Stern 
simply hustled and secured the plot on Western Avenue be¬ 
tween Findlay and York, turned the old brickyard and truck 
garden into a ball field, and got several squares closer to the 
center of the fan population. Neither Red Club made a barrel 
of money that year, but the Unions were badly beaten in the 
race for patronage. 

Nine years later a Cincinnati man succeeded Allen W. 
Thurman as the American Association president. Louis Kramer 
led the American warriors that year. John T. Brush and Ash¬ 
ley Lloyd were in command of the Red division of the National 
League that season of 1891, and the opposition “King Kel’s 
Killers,” managed after a fashion by Michael J. Kelly, were 
located far out of drawing distance at the Gymnasium grounds 


234 


A HISTORY 


in the East End. During the season the Pendletonians deserted 
“Fort Ed. Renau” on the Ohio River, and found refuge in Mil¬ 
waukee. The next year, 1892, Frank Bancroft, who had been 
the business manager of the Killers, began his National League 
career with the Cincinnati Club—one of continued integrity 
and sterling worth. The Nationals thus gained about all 
worth counting as spoils of the two years of war. 

Cincinnati in the Game. 

Cincinnati was a member of the National League the year 
of its organization in 1876, and came very nearly losing all its 
games, suffering fifty-six defeats and gaining but nine vic¬ 
tories. Ross Barnes was the Hans Wagner and Napoleon Lajoie 
of that day, and he led the heavy batting division with a credit 
of .403. Hon. Morgan G. Bulkeley, afterward the Governor of 
Connecticut, was the first president of the National League, 
and his successor was W. H. Hurlbert, the Chicago man who 
saved the game during the dark days of 1877 when A. H. Nich¬ 
ols, William H. Craver, George Hall and James A. Devlin were 
found guilty of “throwing” games, while members of the 
Louisville Club. They suffered expulsion and were never rein¬ 
stated. After Hurlbert came “Uncle Nick” Young, the faith¬ 
ful. Cincinnati was officially dropped out of the National 
League in 1877, although a scrub team played the schedule 
through, but the games did not count in the championship. 
Cincinnati finished second in the race of 1878, fifth in 1879, 
eighth and last in 1880. 

The season of 1880 was not a financial success, except to 
the Chicago Club, and this result was largely due to the en¬ 
forcement of the half-dollar tariff for admissions. For the first 
time in the history of the League up to this date, no club had 
disbanded before the League season ended, and neither had the 
season’s play been disgraced by the retirement of any team 
from the field on account of alleged unfair decisions by the 
umpire. The full record of the games played showed Chicago 
in the van, with Providence occupying second place, and Cleve¬ 
land third. The struggle for fourth place was close, but Troy 
won it, and though Boston tied Worcester for fifth place, the 
latter won by having the fewer defeats and best percentage of 




From a recent photo. 


HON. JOHN E. BRUCE, 
Secretary-Treasurer 
The National Commission. 






BASEBALL IN CINCINNATI 


237 


victories, leaving the Bostons occupants of sixth place for the 
first time in ten years. Buffalo stood seventh and Cincinnati 
last. Seven drawn games were played, and the Cincinnati Club 
had three games unfinished, one each with Worcester, Troy and 
Buffalo. All the other clubs played their full schedule out. 

Cincinnati was a member of the American Association from 
its first inception in 1882 to 1889, inclusive, and has been in 
the National League from 1890 to the present day. In the 
winter of 1891 the Association and the National League were 
amalgamated at Indianapolis. During these years J. Wayne 
Neff, John Hauck, George Herancourt and Harry Sterne at 
various times figured in the ownership. In many of the games 
the best known exponents have worn the color made famous 
by the team which Harry Wright directed in 1869 William 
Buckingham Ewing, perhaps the greatest catcher the game ever 
knew, never realized his ambition in winning a pennant for 
Cincinnati, but during his regime the Reds were “up there” 
and fighting in all save his last managerial year. “King Bid” 
McPhee’s playing career began when he helpe4 win the flag 
of 1882, and he was renowned as a second baseman beyond 
compare. Michael J. Kelly—“King Kel”—began his major 
career “out on the Avenue,” and came back in the days of his 
decline. Old Iloss Radbourne, Frank Bancroft’s right bower 
the year Providence cantered away with the National pennant, 
rounded up his major playing career in Cincinnati. So vir¬ 
tually did Charles A. Comiskey, the Old Roman, who has won 
world’s championships for both St. Louis and Chicago; Louis 
Rogers Browning, the “Gladiator;” Parisian Bob Caruthers, 
Curt Welch, Arlie Latham, Tip O’Neill and Joe Kelly. 

The champions during the life of the old American Asso¬ 
ciation were— 

1882 _Cincinnatis. 

1883 _Athletics, of Philadelphia. 

1884 _Metropolitans, of New York. 

1885 _St. Louis. 

1886 _St. Louis. 

1887 _St. Louis. 

1888 _St. Louis. 


238 


A HISTORY 


1889_Brooklyns. 

1890.... Louisvilles. 

1891_Bostons. 

Captain Comiskey was the manager of the four-time win¬ 
ners, the Brown Stockings, of St. Louis. 


Champions—National League. 



Club. 

Manager. 

1876. 

.. .Chicago_ 

.A. G. Spalding. 

1877. 

.. .Boston. 


1878. 

.. .Boston. 


1879. 

...Providence . 


1880. 

.. .Chicago ...., 

.A. C. Anson. 

1881. 

.. .Chicago. 

.A. C. Anson. 

1882. 

... Chicago. 

.A. C. Anson. 

1883. 

.. .Boston.. 


1884. 

... Providence ., 


1885. 

.. .Chicago. 

.A. C. Anson. 

1886. 

... Chicago. 

.A. C. Anson. 

1887. 

... Detroit . 

..W. H. Watkins. 

1888. 

.. .New York... 


1889. 

.. .New York ... 


1890. 

... Brooklyn .., 

.W. H. Connigh. 

1891. 

.. .Boston. 


1892. 

.. .Boston. 


1893. 

.. .Boston. 


1894. 

... Baltimore ... 


1895. 

.. . Baltimore .., 


1896. 

... Baltimore .., 


1897. 

.. .Boston.. 


1898. 

.. .Boston.. 


1899. 

... Brooklyn_ 


1900. 

.. .Brooklyn ..., 


1901. 

... Pittsburg .., 


1902. 

... Pittsburg .., 


1903. 

.. .Pittsburg .., 


1904. 

.. .New York.., 


























From a recent photo. 
CASPER H. ROWE, 
Director 

Cincinnati Baseball Club. 

















BASEBALL IN CINCINNATI 


241 



Club. 

Manager. 

1905. 

.. .New York. 


1906. 

... Chicago. 


1907. 

... Chicago. 



Harry Wright Day. 

During the first part of the year 1896 it was proposed to 
have one day set aside in many parts of the country to be 
known as Harry Wright Day. This was for the purpose of 
raising a fund for the erection of a suitable monument over the 
grave of the former idol of the baseball world. 

The day was observed in Boston, Cincinnati, Philadelphia, 
Louisville, Baltimore, Washington, Detroit, New York, Rock¬ 
ford, Ills., Kansas City, Indianapolis and Derby, Conn. Games 
were played in each of these cities, and the receipts were de¬ 
voted to the Harry Wright Memorial Fund. 

April 13, 1896, was the day selected, and although the 
weather was rather cold for ballplaying, the amount collected 
was a neat sum. 

Cincinnati celebrated the day with a game at the grounds 
between the team of Ninety-six and the team of Eighty-two. 
Many of the old-time fans turned out to witness the game, 
and “Doc.” Draper, of the original Cincinnati Baseball Club, 
J. R. Brockway and John Boake, of the old Buckeye Baseball 
Club, acted as umpires. It ended in a score of 7 to 3 in favor 
of the team of ’96. The players of both the nines were as 
follows: 


Dwyer . 
Ewing . 
Peitz ... 
Smith . 
Gray .. 
Irwin ... 
Miller . . 
Holliday 
Burke ., 


1896 Team. 

..Pitcher 

..First Base 

.Catcher 

.Shortstop 

.Second Base 

.Third Base 

...Right Field 

.Left Field 

.Center Field 














242 


A HISTORY 


1882 Team. 


Will White .Pitcher 

Keilly.First Base and Right Field 

Snyder . Catcher 

Fulmer .Shortstop 

McPhee.Second Base 

Carpenter .Third Base 

Gould.Right Field and First Base 

Shoupe .Left Field 

Sommers.Center Field 


In the evening a large banquet was held at the Gibson 
House for the two teams and their friends. Mr. Henry Chad¬ 
wick, the veteran baseball correspondent, was the guest of 
honor, and appeared upon the field in practice “stunts.” 

The present officers of the Cincinnati Baseball Club are: 

Hon. August Herrmann.President 

Col. Max C. Fleischmann-Secretary-Treasurer 

The Directors. 

Hon. August Herrmann. 

Col. Max C. Fleischmann. 

Hon. Julius Fleischmann. 

Casper H. Rowe. 














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Field Day at League Park. 

Wednesday, September 11, 1907, marks an epoch in the 
history of baseball in Cincinnati. On that day was held at 
the League Park what was called Bowlers’ Field Day, when 
the first records for baseball field events were made before 
one of the most enthusiastic as well as the largest week-day 
crowds that ever attended any game at League Park, and the 
affair proved itself to be intensely interesting from start to 
finish. 

The program of the day began at 1:30 p. m. with a concert 
by Weber’s Band. At 2:15 there was a fancy wand drill ex¬ 
ercise by the class of the North Cincinnati Turn-Verein, under 
the direction of Prof. N. C. Seuss, and at 2:30 began baseball 
field events, when $100.00 in gold and a suitable medal prop¬ 
erly inscribed was awarded to the winner in each event. The 
events which were run off and the winners of each were as 
follows: 

Long Distance Fungo Hitting—Mike Mitchell, of Cincin¬ 
nati. Distance, 413 feet 8% inches. 

Accurate Throwing—George Gibson, of Pittsburg. 

Running Out a Fair Bunt to First Base—John Thoney, of 
Toronto. Time, 3 1-5 seconds. 

Long Distance Throwing—Sheldon LeJeune, Springfield, 
Ohio. Distance, 399 feet 10% inches. 

Circling the Bases—W. O. Clements, of Jersey City. Time, 
14 1-5 seconds. 

After these events followed a game between the Cincin¬ 
nati and the Pittsburg Clubs. Owung to the lateness of the 
afternoon it was decided to play only five innings, but as the 
score stood a tie at the end of the five innings, two more were 
played, which resulted in a victory for the Cincinnati team in 
a score of 2 to 1. 

The officials of the day were: 

Referee—W. M. Rankin, of New York City. 

Judges—Clyde Johnson, Harry C. Pulliam and John E. 
Bruce. 

Starter—Starbuck Smith. 


246 


A HISTORY 


Timers—M. C. Longenecker, E. W. Murphy, and Tom An¬ 
drews, Milwaukee, Wis. 

Measurers—Prof. A1 Brodbeck, Prof. N. C. Suess, and Ed. 
Brendamour. 

Clerk of the Course—Morris Isaacs. 

Scorer—Ren Mulford, Jr. 


James Holliday Benefit. 

James W. (“Bug”) Holliday, once a fine center fielder in the 
Cincinnati nine during the eighties, had retired from the field 
and had engaged in some other business. His health afterwards 
began to fail, and, being in straitened circumstances, his 
friends decided to give him a benefit at League Park. On 
Saturday, September 14, 1907, two games of ball were played 
and the proceeds of the day, which was a good sum, were given 
to “Bug.” 

The first game played was between the Hyde Park and the 
Queen City Athletic Club teams, which resulted in a score of 
6 to 0 in favor of the Queen City boys. The second game was 
between the old-time Reds and the Pen and Pencil team, which 
was composed of the members of the press, who fell easy vic¬ 
tims to the prowess of the old stars who were lined up against 
them, in a score of 10 to 2. 


Sommers 
Schwartz 
McPhee . 
Mullane . 
Stenzel . 
Reilly .. 
Keenan . 
Boyle ... 
Shallix . 
Hahn ... 


THE OLD-TIME REDS. 

.Third Base 

.Right Field 

..Second Base 

.Shortstop 

.Center Field 

.First Base 

.Catcher 

. Left Field 

.Pitcher 

.Pitcher 


THE PEN AND PENCIL NINE. 


Goss.Center Field and Third Base 

Bachman.First Base and Catcher 















From photos taken at the time. 

Jim Keenan, C. Leon Viau, P. Elmer Smith, P. Tony Mullane, P. 

W. W. Carpenter, 3rd B. .Tas. W. Holliday, C. F. Geo. Tebeau, L. F. Hugh Nicol, R. F. 
Clarence Baldwin, C. Aaron S. Stern, John A. McPliee, 2nd B. 

John G. Reilly. 1st B. President. Ollte Beard, S. S. 

Gus Schmeltz, Manager. Harry Sterne, Secretary. 

THE CINCINNATI BASEBALL CLUB, 1889. 



























BASEBALL IN CINCINNATI 


249 


Aultman .Left Field 

Schribley.Catcher and First Base 

Dahlman.Second Base 

Joyce.Third Base and Center Field 

Potter .Right Field 

Cook .Shortstop 

Sprengard .Pitcher 

Bushelman .Pitcher and Shortstop 


The umpire of the game was Jack Breuer. 

Redland history would be incomplete without a reference 
to the good work of John G. Reilly, John Corkhill, Jim Keenan, 
Tony Mullane, Billy Rhines, Charles Jones, Gus Shallix," Tom 
Mansell, Ren Deagle, Jimmy Peoples, George Tebeau, “ Ger¬ 
many” Smith, Jerry Harrington, Frank Dwyer, Phil Ehret, 
Elmer Smith, Kid Baldwin, Jim White, Lip Pike, Bug Holliday, 
Jake Beckley, Hugh Nicol, Lee Yiau, Harry Vaughn, Frank 
Foreman, Frank Hahn, and a host of others, some of whom have 
slid across the home plate of eternity, while the rest are still 
playing life’s game. 










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